Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 12: Vectors and the Geometry of Space - Section 12.5 - Lines and Planes in Space - Exercises 12.5 - Page 726: 20

Answer

$\left\{\begin{array}{l} x=1-t\\ y=3t\\ z=-1+t \end{array}\right., \quad 0\leq t \leq 1$

Work Step by Step

Given a point on the line $P(x_{0},y_{0},z_{0})$ and if the line is parallel to ${\bf v}=\langle v_{1},v_{2},v_{3}\rangle$, the standard parametrization is given by formula (6), $\left\{\begin{array}{l} x=x_{0}+v_{1}t\\ y=y_{0}+v_{2}t\\ z=z_{0}+v_{3}t \end{array}\right., \quad -\infty \lt t \lt \infty$ --- $\overrightarrow{PQ}=\langle 0-1,3-0, 0+1 \rangle=\langle-1,3,1\rangle={\bf v}$. A point on the line is $P(1,0,-1)$, so a parametrization can be $\left\{\begin{array}{l} x=1-t\\ y=0+3t\\ z=-1+t \end{array}\right., \quad -\infty \lt t \lt \infty$ when $t=0$, the point defined is $(2,0,2)$ when $t=1$, the point defined is $(0,2,0)$ so, the line segment is parametrized with $\left\{\begin{array}{l} x=1-t\\ y=3t\\ z=-1+t \end{array}\right., \quad 0\leq t \leq 1$
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