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Let the plane x+3y-2z+6=0 meet the co-ordinate axes at the points A, B, C. If the orthocenter of the triangle ABC is α, β, 67, then 98α+β2 is equal to __________.
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The correct answer is: 288

Given,

The plane x+3y-2z+6=0 meet the co-ordinate axes at the points A, B, C,

So, A-6,0,0, B0,-2,0 & C0,0,3

And the orthocenter of the triangle ABC is α, β, 67,

We know that, circumcentre of triangle is point of intersection of perpendicular bisectors,

So, plotting the diagram we get,

Now from diagram we can see that O to midpoint of BC  BC

So, by perpendicular vector formula we get,

x-0×0+y+1×2+z-32×3=0

4y+6z-5=0 .......1

Similarly, for side AC we get,

x+3×-6+y-0×0+z-32-3=0

4x+2z+9=0 .........2

Similarly, for side AB we get,

x+3×-6+y+1×2+z-0×0=0

3x-y+8=0 .........3

Now from equation 1, 2 & 3 we get,

x=-94-z2, y=54-32z, z=z

Now using the relation between centroid, circumcentre and orthocentre, we get,

G=α-92-z3, β+52-3z3, 67+2z3

-2,-23,1=α-92-z3, β+52-3z3, 67+2z3

Now on comparing both side we get,

z=1514, α=-37, β=-97

98α+β2=98×14449=288

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