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zor) 19) 24 _ eT: quation of a plane at a There are a number of wayo of Specifying 4 plane — fen cleduce ts equation in each Case. Here welll consider two Specifie waya? a). 9 point on the Plane and & perpendicular E> BIeMisnel cr: given. - 09): three _neneellineac points on ‘the plane are given lane Passing through the point with position vector ted perpendienlor cto the vector 0 has equation ren = 2 Isa | As formula it dace ngt moter uhether or net D 139 a Unie Bf toe writ vente, then oon cones = stone fiom the ocgin des the lone, which ve asuly denete Biiesca we con corte, [Ais tsthe cquotion of a plane ‘rormal py 9nd. which 12 a perpen itten tn veetor farm with unté lar distance ali trem 0. Paice ese 3 zi L Find the vector equation of 9 plane which passes dhrough the PE esine Conji).0td tee normal avectoho t= Jorhat bles ied He cartesian equation ancl show thad the Pointe Cy, oy) and Cristo) lie on the plane. Sketch the plane. 7 sation SB siete oy = er (dte)-Chasan) an eiCi es ak) = 8 FR Gre the fete Cis) 1, wen. se Ee _ Sedisfies the equation simtladly fers £410), Gives 0 unique equation for the. Baier eeeerenrite tb edact thet 91s the pon itten yoda cf ony poind oo the plane, nenceltinear points ore Suf@icient 40 dedine a plane quely, : Suppose the prints p,@ ard ¢ all te in the plane andl na, Bok, wre a Rees = Ci-m-r}a + mb ane Example. = Find the vector equetion of th through the points Co,1,/)., Cue) and carteston form, _oe ae S thet pases 0,1) Dedace 4 12 plane Wop andre baal s regex tmeiceden Cf + Len) # Cece Th find the Cortesian equation of the plane, note thet, ob - oh 4yS +k Pree tuiet =n) = =t~m Eliminating m ord we get as 1-2) 4 C1-) va | ere Cas deduced to the previous —dxample) Example Show thot the two \planes 1 a be Cisssn) Land cli tos+ab)-a Intersect 19 a line ; Find the vector equadion at thie line, 2 sier) =2 —G"’ £-CL + 2s +3) -3 —@ he cortesian forms of these equations ore, ¢ ntgaz 42——O! & 1 and xogtaz 23 ——@ 1, edd Dad Petes, oth ee) 22 aos a Bagong, tee ot eRe eye sido aes nan) Bes == a-a-(24 +27) Zz 7am -G@~29) | Te find the slistonce of the point B with position vector B= Chisb bs) from the plane with equadion eee re equation of the |_| Hine BN, tahich 8 perpendicular to ‘the plane. Since it Is tin the direction of 9 and 90 tts equation i the form. bane. [But .N also les 0 the plane, so it satisfies be 29 aah, 1p). ES 4 +h 43k 24 44-24 that the veedor equation 0% the” as rep] gn. Now consider | positten vector b relative ao, vate srigin 0 8P is perpendicular cto the plane." Show thot the ther distance, thet is Be , to the plane 1:2 = ap Fr we. by + lal thee rin = 2-9 ad | Force print 0,0 ond © have position vector ital E463 and Si 76\-€ respectively, relative to 0 origin O. | @) show thet Fa ta perpendicular te 62 and find the. (area of the Ariengle ABE @. Find the veetor product AB x Hence find the equation ot the plane ABC in the form Fan | there P18 a Consent: @ The point D hes position vector +f -S+Ek relative to O- Find the shortest clistance from the point D to igen Aenea thes that the _vokine of thal _ oe peca 33 21 Cunits) varde. form 7 "ae form the equation of the pete jentains D and which has the propert) ect lot E io T the volume of the. = Cah au). Cai 45-1) = 3-304 =o PI ace 6 onde oce_pinpendtcier 2 Tare fore RSA [Lhasa ight ongle at B and arca of drlangle Agee. | Eu > blind lle | , aa = ~£ UF) Cra) <4 We = er we | 3 J L Cb). fo’ n 6 = Caf tarda Cai 43-k) =-e) +12) - ree mea | THis is perpendicular 40 the plane Awe And Sethe equadion | Sf the plane: dates the form. ¥ Ee we C-6) inh -196) = C-Gi ties 12k) i = Ci +05 ~an). (64 St = -e+e4 +56 et - sb ere may be used instead of a) Thus the equation of the plane is, xe Ci+2h-28) N ote: — Jaa © Using the formula or the distance of 4 Abb H orem the plane reC-f +)-26)-9 given clistance +25 -2, 4 = 21 a = | a = Zs 4g Velume of etrahedron ABCD 4 =d x base area x height 4 ue 4 = 21 i se = AD. Te required plane is parallel to the plane ABC, and 32, using the equation of the plane tn Cb) has 9 eqeretion, ie Since, it Constart D, Cri 3 +36)-Cleas-2 ) =k => “4-2 => k i +93 26) = Costomt Cr) ond -the equation 13. . £+Citeh—oe) = -12 Le (Go cartesian fom, r= ni aa) 4zp oa ape teks sisted, | | fo | mach achlaclel rosy Se ge ett Example Find the cosine of the acute angle Planes, P.Ci-S 46k) =a dnd abn oed yoiline va “a Pe =i aah —lalaQea and: lo,) =Vi 552, TH o 1s the angle between ny aod Da, s os the acute or obtuse bove gives: the Obluse 47.916" “The acute angie 1s. given by, cosy 4). ee But thisis equal lo the angle between the tuo pl “The cosine of the acdde angle between the Planes ji + are eer Find an equation of the plone passing through the. point PEC1,6,4) and containging “the line defined — c. by r= Cid ete anst , s-t>- “The line passes ‘through the point @= Ct. 2,3) tshieh 1g obtained by Setting t=O, and hag direction vector, ws <3-3-D. nether veetor inthe plane is PQ = o,-4,-1> Peas 1Cr-D~ eCy-6) +e(2-4) =0 ees wings it pe = | Fied the point ot uhich the Ine defined by elt | EO) = Cat, art ,24 > intersect the plane a ytaz <5. Gubstituting the parometnic equation indo the —equadi the plane gives. aa mg taz =5 4-4) - Cart) # 8Cou) <8 fe distance d from a Point P to a plane Cond | voter +0 2 the “shortest “distance from to the plane ond lagivens by the _ “from the diagram ve see thot + [1e#lesre | in the engle betuicén PP ood and the Bee ialua Jai nzered “ite the dléstance 12 4 non-negative ~- qumbers : feo = [Aellnl caso (Spb = ian 2 mal Yector te the plane : 2 = Breiesrrwc fF = C-5,2,5>.0 Two plones are parallel if Find the parametric equodioos of the line oF) inter sect TL HF the planes ety ta Sod = Li, ttD respectively. “Since the tine L lines io beth of the planes, it 18. orthegenal to 0, sod D2 veedor parallel 40 L Is, _diection verter of L1G0, ajn@ > ui le be) So the parametric equations ove a %& aahrat, Zn -o4 4 te 4 parameter. A Plane intersects the %,y and z axes. respectively €4,0,0) , Co,6,0) amd (0}0,¢). ermal 40 this plane mast tack + abk a be + Yac 4 zab Cbd + Caes* + Cab) VGo?+ Ga? + Cae Therefore ,the cquedion of ‘thie plane cao he unitten ag bem + acy tabz = abe ee = Hl a ee oe Other method for Cc): ee icdhed 2 final oo equedinn for dhe planed PE thet the scaler triple product of three ce-planae vectors 18 qual te zero LF the position verte from the erigin to ony poi Cosa, on the plane 13 P= OL49S +z, then the three veetere a aren Theredfore. | tp-ai). (bi -ai)aCex-ai) = 3 be Cana) 400g tabe = or ben 4 acy sabe

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