Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 12 - Section 12.5 - Equations of Lines and Planes - 12.5 Exercises - Page 832: 67

Answer

$P_2$ and $P_3$ are parallel; $P_1$ and $P_4$ are parallel.

Work Step by Step

Two planes are parallel when their normal vectors are parallel. From the give problem, we see that $P_1$ has a normal vector $\lt 3,6,-3\gt$ or $3\lt 1,2,-1\gt $ and $P_4$ has normal vector $\lt 1,2,-1\gt $. They are parallel because they are multiples of each other. Similarly, $P_2$ has normal vector $\lt 4,-12,8\gt $ and $P_4$ has normal vector $\lt 3,-9,6\gt $. These are also multiples and hence parallel.
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