Find vector and parametric equations for the plane in Example 1.30.

Solution We
need to find two direction vectors. We have one point P (6, 0, 1) in the plane; if we
can find two other points Q and R in , then the vectors and can serve as direction
vectors (unless by bad luck they happen to be parallel!). By trial and error, we
observe that Q (9, 0, 0) and R (3, 3, 0) both satisfy the general equation x 2y 3z 9
and so lie in the plane. Then we compute which, since they are not scalar multiples
of each other, will serve as direction vectors. Therefore, we have the vector
equation of , and the corresponding parametric equations, x 6 3s 3t y 3t z 1 s t
[What would have happened had we chosen R (0, 0, 3)?] Remark