University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.5 - Lines and Planes in Space - Exercises - Page 631: 32

Answer

$x+6y+z=16$

Work Step by Step

The normal to the plane is $n=\lt -2,-12,-2 \gt$ We know that the standard equation of a plane passing through the point $(x_0,y_0,z_0)$ is written as: $a(x-x_0)+b(y-y_0)+c(z-z_0)=0$ Then for point $(1,2,3)$, we have $-2(x-1)-12(y-1)-2(z-3)=0$ or, $-2x-12y-2z=-32$ or, $x+6y+z=16$
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