TUTORIAL 3

1. Equation 0 8 6 2 z y represents a plane in an xyz-coordinate system.

(a) Sketch the graph of the above equation.
(b) Find an equation of the plane that passes through ) 4 , 0 , 1 ( P and having the same trace
in the xz- plane as 0 9 2 3 3 z y x .
(c) parametric equations for the line of intersection of the two planes:
0 9 2 3 z y x and 0 5 5 2 z y x .
(d) The distance from P to the plane 10 5 3 z y x .
2. The lines
1
l and
2
l are given by the following parametric equations:
1 , 2 , : ; 6 5 , 3 , 2 2 :
2 1
s z s y s x l t z t y t x l
Find the following:
(a) the point of intersection of the lines.
(b) the equation of the plane determined by these lines.
(c) the equation of the plane through the point P(1, -2, 3), the intersecting point in part a)
and perpendicular to the plane 3 5 3 z y x .
3. Equation 0 6 2 3 z y x represents a plane in an xyz-coordinate system.
(a) Sketch the graph of the above equation.
(b) Find the followings:
(i) The point in which the line t z t y t x 3 , 2 , 2 1 meets the
the plane 0 6 2 3 z y x
(ii) An equation of the plane that passes through ) 1 , 0 , 1 ( P and
perpendicular to the line of intersection of the planes 0 6 2 3 z y x and
0 9 2 3 z y x .
(iii) a vector that is parallel to both planes 2x + 3y - z =1, and x + 3y + 4z = 3.
(c) Find the equation of the plane through the point (-1, 4, 5) and orthogonal to the line
x = 1+ 2t ; y = 2 + t ; z = 3t.
4. Find the distance between two parallel planes 0 6 5 3 2 z y x and 0 11 5 3 2 z y x .