Distance Formula in 3D

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Distance Formula in 3D: Overview

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Important Questions on Distance Formula in 3D

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If A-1,0,0, B0,1,0, C0,0,-1 are the vertices of ABC. If R and r denote the circum radius and in radius of ABC, then which of the following statement (s) is/are correct ?

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Show that the points A1, 2, 3, B-1, -2, -1, C2, 3, 2 and D4, 7, 6  are the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, but it is not a rectangle.

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Find the equation of set of points P such that PA2+PB2=2k2, where A and B are the points 3, 4, 5 and -1, 3, -7, respectively.

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Are the points A3, 6, 9, B10, 20, 30 and C25, -41, 5, the vertices of a right angled triangle?

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Show that the points P-2, 3, 5, Q1, 2, 3 and R7, 0, -1 are collinear.

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Find the distance between the points P1, -3, 4 and Q-4, 1, 2.

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A tracking station lies at the origin of a coordinate system with the x-axis due east, the y-axis due north and the z-axis vertically upwards. Two aircraft have coordinates (20,25,11) and (26,31,12) relative to the tracking station. The radar at the tracking station has a range of 40km. Determine whether it will be able to detect both aircraft.

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A tracking station lies at the origin of a coordinate system with the x-axis due east, the y-axis due north and the z-axis vertically upwards. Two aircraft have coordinates (20,25,11) and (26,31,12) relative to the tracking station. Find the distance between the two aircraft at this time.

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Find the distance between the pair of points given below:

A(1,-2,10) and B(-4,0,3)

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Verify whether the four points 5, -1, 1, -1, -3, 4, 7, -4, 7 and 1, -6, 10 are the vertices of rhombus or not.

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Show that the points 0, 7, 10, -1, 6, 6 and -4, 9, 6 form a right angled triangle.

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 Find the distance (in units) between the pair of points P(1, -1, 0) and Q (2, 1, 2).

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If the distance from the origin to (6, 6,7) is k units, then k=

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How far apart are the points (2,0,0) and (3,0,0)?

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If the distance between the points (a, 2, 1) and (1, 1, 1) is  5, then a= _____. (write only positive value of a)

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Find the length and the foot of perpendicular from the point 1,32,2 to the plane 2x-2y+4z+5=0 is of the form of a, then a=

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Find the foot of the perpendicular from the point 2,3,-8 to the line 4-x2=y6=1-z3. Also, if the perpendicular distance from the given point to the line is of the form 3a, then a=

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For a map with a scale of 1:25,000, what is the ground distance represented by 4 cm on the map?

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If the scale of a map is 1:200,000, what is the ground distance in kilometers between two points that are 3 cm apart on the map?

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A map has a scale of 1:25,000. What is the actual ground distance if the distance between two points on the map is 4 cm?