Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 11 - Three-Dimensional Space; Vectors - 11.5 Parametric Equations Of Lines - Exercises Set 11.5 - Page 811: 15

Answer

\[ 2 t-5=x, \quad -3 t+2=y \]

Work Step by Step

(a) The line in 2d space that passes through the point $P_{0}\left(x_{0}, y_{0}\right)$ and is parallel to the non-zero vector $\mathbf{v}=\langle a, b\rangle=a \mathbf{i}+b \mathbf{j}$ has parametric equations \[ \quad y_{0}+b t=y , x_{0}+a t=x \] The vector equations of these lines can be written as: \[ \langle y, x\rangle=\left\langle y_{0}+b t, x_{0}+a t \right\rangle \] or \[ \langle x, y\rangle=\left\langle x_{0}, y_{0}\right\rangle+\langle a, b\rangle t \] So, if the line is parallel to $2 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}=\vec{v}$ and it passes through $P(-5,2)$, the parametric equation of the line is: \[ \begin{aligned} x_{0}+a t=x, & y_{0}+b t=y \\ \Rightarrow \quad -5+2 t=x, & 2-3 t=y \end{aligned} \] The parametric equation of the line is: \[ \quad y=2-3 t , x=-5+2 t \]
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