Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12 - Section 12.5 - Equations of Lines and Planes - 12.5 Exercises - Page 832: 37

Answer

$x-2y-z=-3$

Work Step by Step

The line of intersection is given as: $a=u \times v$ where $u=\lt1,2,3\gt$ and $v=\lt2,-1,1\gt$ Thus, $a=u \times v=\lt5,5,-5\gt$ and $b=\lt3,-1,5\gt$ Now, $n=a\times b=\lt20,-40,-20\gt$ The general form of the equation of the plane is: $a(x-x_0)+b(y-y_0)+c(z-z_0)=0$ or, $ax+by+cz=ax_0+by_0+cz_0$ Plugging in the values $\lt20,-40,-20\gt$, we get $20(x-3)-40(y-1)-20(z-4)=0$ After simplification, we get $x-2y-z=-3$
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