Sphere

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Sphere: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as A Sphere, Equations of a Sphere, Condition for a Sphere to Touch Coordinate Planes, Area Cut by a Sphere on Coordinate Planes, Condition for a Sphere to Touch a Plane, Area Cut by a Sphere on a Plane, etc.

Important Questions on Sphere

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A variable sphere of constant radius passes through the point 0, 0, 1 and touches the xy-plane. The locus of the centre of the sphere is

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For x=x1,x2,x33, define x=x12+x22+x32. For a=1,4,4 and b=1,0,1, the maximum value of x satisfying x-a=2x-b is

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A spherical ball is kept at the corner of a rectangular room such that the ball touches two (perpendicular) walls and lies on the floor. If a point on the sphere is at distance of 9,16,25 from the two walls and the floor, then a possible radius of the sphere is

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The shortest distance from the origin to a variable point on the sphere x-22+y-32+z-62=1

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The radius of the circle in which the sphere x2+y2+z2+2x-2y-4z-19=0 is cut by the plane x+2y+2z+7=0 is

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The shortest distance from the plane 12x+4y+3z=327 to the sphere x2+y2+z2+4x-2y-6z=155 is

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The radius of sphere x+2y+2z=15 and x2+y2+z2-2y-4z=11 is

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The plane x+2y-z=4 cuts the sphere x2+y2+z2 -x+z-2=0 in a circle of radius

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If two spheres of radii r1 and r2 cut orthogonally, then the radius of the common circle is

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Co-ordinate of a point equidistant from the points 0,0,0, a, 0, 0, 0, b, 0, 0, 0, c is

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If a sphere of radius r passes through the origin, then the extremities of the diameter parallel to x-axis lie on each of the spheres

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The centre of sphere passes through four points 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0 & 0, 0, 4 is

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Which of the following is an equation of a sphere?

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The plane of intersection of spheres x2+y2+z2+2x+2y+2z=2 and

2x2+2y2+2z2+4x+2y+4z=0 is

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The equation of sphere which passes through the sphere x2+y2+z2=9, the plane 2x+3y+4z=5 and point (1, 2, 3) is

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The shortest distance from the point (1, 2, -1) to the surface of the sphere x2+y2+z2=24 is

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Let 3, 4,-1 and -1, 2,3 are the end points of a diameter of sphere. Then, the radius of the sphere is equal to

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The smallest radius of the sphere passing through (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) is

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The radius of the sphere x2+y2+z2=x+2y+3z=0 is, 

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If the plane x+y+z=-a3 touches the sphere , 2x2+2y2+2z2-2x+4y-4z+3=0, then the value of a is,