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x 2 + y 2 = 4, and z = 3?
x 2 + y 2 = 4, and z = 3?
Solution
(x − x0 )2 + (y − y0 )2 + (z − z0 )2 = a2
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 3x − 4z + 1 = 0
r(t) = r0 + tv
r(t) = r0 + tv
EXAMPLE 10
Find the point where the line
8
x= + 2t, y = −2t, z =1+t
3
intersects the plane 3x + 2y + 6z = 6.
If P is a point on a plane with normal n, then the distance from any point
−→
S to the plane is the length of the vector projection of PS onto n, as given
in the following formula.
Distance from a Point S to a Plane with Normal n at Point P
−→ n
d = PS ·
|n|
Exercise 12.5 Questions 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29, 31, 32, 38, 39, 45,
46, 61, 62, 63-72.