Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 12: Vectors and the Geometry of Space - Practice Exercises - Page 734: 35

Answer

$2x+y+z=5$

Work Step by Step

The standard equation of a plane passing through the point $(x_1,y_1,z_1)$ can be defined as: $a(x-x_1)+b(y-y_1)+c(z-z_1)=0$ The normal vector to the plane is given by: $n=\lt 2,1,1 \gt$ Thus, $2(x-3)+1(y +2)+1(z-1)=0 \implies 2x-6+y+2+z-1=0$ or, $2x+y+z=5$
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