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 820: 32

Answer

$7x-y-3z=5$

Work Step by Step

Step 1 Since the plane contains the line with parametric equation \begin{equation*} x=-1+t, \quad y=t, \quad z=-4+2t \end{equation*} it contains any point on the line. We notice that for $t=0$, $(x,y,z)=(-1,0,-4)$ is on the plane. Also by inspection we notice that $\vec{v}=\langle 1,1,2 \rangle$ is parallel vector to the line, then it is parallel to the plane. Since $\vec{P}$ and $\vec{Q}$ are two point in the plane we can say that the vector $\vec{u}=\vec{PQ}$ is also parallel to the plane that contains these points. Therefore $\vec{n}=\vec{u}\times\vec{v}$ is a normal vector to the plane that satisfies the stated conditions \begin{align*} \vec{n} &= \begin{vmatrix} \vec{i} & \vec{j} & \vec{k} \\ -3 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \end{vmatrix} = 7\vec{i} -\vec{j} -3\vec{k} = \langle 7,-1,-3\rangle \end{align*} Therefore the equation of the plane can be written as \begin{align*} 7(x-2)-(y-0)-3(z-3)&=0 \\ 7x-y-3z&=5 \end{align*} Finally, the equation of the plane that satisfies the stated conditions can be written as \begin{equation*} 7x-y-3z=5 \end{equation*}
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