Chord AB is A Diameter Of The Sphere  with Coordinates Of A as (3, 2, –2). Find The Coordinates Of B.

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Question

Chord AB is a diameter of the sphere  with coordinates of A as (3, 2, –2). Find the coordinates of B.

Solution

Correct option is

 

The equation of the sphere is  .

 

 

 

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 Let B = (α, β, γ).   ∴ The mid-point of AB is (2, 1,– 6).

 

 

 

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