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2025 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Q33
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3D Geometry question

2025 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Q33

JEE MainMathematics3D GeometryMCQ+4 / −1
Let ABCDA B C DABCD be a tetrahedron such that the edges AB,ACA B, A CAB,AC and ADA DAD are mutually perpendicular. Let the areas of the triangles ABC,ACD\mathrm{ABC}, \mathrm{ACD}ABC,ACD and ADB be 5,6 and 7 square units respectively. Then the area (in square units) of the △BCD\triangle B C D△BCD is equal to :
  1. A
    110\sqrt{110}110​
  2. B
    12
  3. C
    340\sqrt{340}340​
  4. D
    737 \sqrt{3}73​
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Correct answer: A

  1. Set up coordinates

Since AB,AC,ADAB, AC, ADAB,AC,AD are mutually perpendicular, place A=(0,0,0),B=(x,0,0),C=(0,y,0),D=(0,0,z)A=(0,0,0),\quad B=(x,0,0),\quad C=(0,y,0),\quad D=(0,0,z)A=(0,0,0),B=(x,0,0),C=(0,y,0),D=(0,0,z) with x,y,z>0x,y,z>0x,y,z>0.

Then:

  • AB=xAB=xAB=x
  • AC=yAC=yAC=y
  • AD=zAD=zAD=z
  1. Use the given face areas

Because each of the triangles ABC,ACD,ADBABC, ACD, ADBABC,ACD,ADB is right-angled at AAA,

[ABC]=12xy=5  ⟹  xy=10[ABC]=\frac12 xy=5 \implies xy=10[ABC]=21​xy=5⟹xy=10 [ACD]=12yz=6  ⟹  yz=12[ACD]=\frac12 yz=6 \implies yz=12[ACD]=21​yz=6⟹yz=12 [ADB]=12xz=7  ⟹  xz=14[ADB]=\frac12 xz=7 \implies xz=14[ADB]=21​xz=7⟹xz=14

  1. Find x2,y2,z2x^2,y^2,z^2x2,y2,z2

We use x2=(xy)(xz)yz=10⋅1412=353x^2=\frac{(xy)(xz)}{yz}=\frac{10\cdot 14}{12}=\frac{35}{3}x2=yz(xy)(xz)​=1210⋅14​=335​ y2=(xy)(yz)xz=10⋅1214=607y^2=\frac{(xy)(yz)}{xz}=\frac{10\cdot 12}{14}=\frac{60}{7}y2=xz(xy)(yz)​=1410⋅12​=760​ z2=(xz)(yz)xy=14⋅1210=845z^2=\frac{(xz)(yz)}{xy}=\frac{14\cdot 12}{10}=\frac{84}{5}z2=xy(xz)(yz)​=1014⋅12​=584​

  1. Area of triangle BCDBCDBCD

Using coordinates, BC→=(−x,y,0),BD→=(−x,0,z)\overrightarrow{BC}=(-x,y,0),\quad \overrightarrow{BD}=(-x,0,z)BC=(−x,y,0),BD=(−x,0,z)

Area of △BCD\triangle BCD△BCD is 12∣BC→×BD→∣\frac12\left|\overrightarrow{BC}\times \overrightarrow{BD}\right|21​​BC×BD​

Now, BC→×BD→=(yz,xz,xy)\overrightarrow{BC}\times \overrightarrow{BD}=(yz,xz,xy)BC×BD=(yz,xz,xy) so ∣BC→×BD→∣=(yz)2+(xz)2+(xy)2\left|\overrightarrow{BC}\times \overrightarrow{BD}\right|=\sqrt{(yz)^2+(xz)^2+(xy)^2}​BC×BD​=(yz)2+(xz)2+(xy)2​

Hence, [BCD]=12(12)2+(14)2+(10)2[BCD]=\frac12\sqrt{(12)^2+(14)^2+(10)^2}[BCD]=21​(12)2+(14)2+(10)2​ =12144+196+100=\frac12\sqrt{144+196+100}=21​144+196+100​ =12440=\frac12\sqrt{440}=21​440​ =110=\sqrt{110}=110​

  1. Check options
  • A: 110\sqrt{110}110​ ✅
  • B: 121212 ❌
  • C: 340\sqrt{340}340​ ❌
  • D: 737\sqrt{3}73​ ❌

Therefore, the correct answer is 110\boxed{\sqrt{110}}110​​

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