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Let the image of the point53,53,83 in the plane x- 2y+z2=0 be P. If the distance of the point Q(6,-2,α),α>0, from P is 13, then α is equal to_______.

MathematicsThree Dimensional GeometryJEE MainJEE Main 2023 (13 Apr Shift 1)
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The correct answer is: 15

The image of the point 53,53,83 w.r.t plane will be,

x-531=y-53-2=2-831=-21×53-2×53+83-212+22+12

x-531=y-53-2=2-831=-2(-1)6

P(x, y, z)=(2,1,3)

But PQ=13

42+32+(α-3)2=169

|α-3|=12

α=15 Since α>0

Hence this is the required answer.

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