Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 11 - Three-Dimensional Space; Vectors - 11.6 Planes in 3-Space - Exercises Set 11.6 - Page 819: 9

Answer

$y+z=1$

Work Step by Step

Theorem If $a,b,c$ and $d$ are constants and $a,b,c$ are not all zero, then the graph of the equation \begin{align} ax+by+cz+d=0 \end{align} is a plane has vector $\mathbf{n}=\langle a,b,c\rangle$ as a normal. From the figure we notice that the plane passe through $P(0,0,1)$, $Q(0,1,0)$ and $R(1,1,0)$, then, \begin{align} \mathbf{u}=\overrightarrow{PQ}=\langle0,1,-1\rangle,\quad \mathbf{v}=\overrightarrow{QR}=\langle1,0,0\rangle \end{align} are vectors on the plane. Therefore, $\mathbf{n}=\mathbf{u}\times\mathbf{v}$ is a normal vector to the plane which equation can be written as \begin{align} ax+by+cz=d \end{align} where $\mathbf{n}=\langle a,b,c\rangle$. Since \begin{align} \mathbf{n}=\mathbf{u}\times\mathbf{v}= \begin{vmatrix} \mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \\ 0 & 1 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \ \end{vmatrix}=0\mathbf{i}-\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k}=\langle0,-1,-1\rangle \end{align} the equation results: \begin{align} \left(x\right)-\left(y\right)-\left(z\right)=d=-y-z=d \end{align} Since the plane passes through $P(0,0,1)$ we have that \begin{align} -0-1=d\Rightarrow d=-1 \end{align} Thus, the equation of the plane is: \begin{align} y+z=1 \end{align}
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