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JEE Main 4 April 2026, Shift 1, Maths Q15

Question 15 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 15 of 25, Section A.

The square of the distance of the point

(-2,-8,6)

from the line

\frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-1}{2}=\frac{z}{-1}

along the line

\frac{x+5}{1}=\frac{y+5}{-1}=\frac{z}{2}

is equal to:

(1) $3$
(2) $6$ Official answer
(3) $8$
(4) $12$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Three Dimensional Geometry
Topic: Point-Plane Distance
Idea tested: Distance Along a Line

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 2× in all

16 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q83If the distance of the point (1, $-2$ , 3) from the plane $x+2y-3z+10=0$ measured parallel to the line,…MediumNumerical value

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.