Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 978-1-337-61408-5
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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - The Three-Dimensional Coordinate System - Exercises - Page 490: 6

Answer

(a) $(5,-3,2)$ is a point on the line. (b) $\langle 1,2,-2 \rangle$ is a direction vector

Work Step by Step

$(x,y,z) = (5,-3,2)+n(1,2,-2)$ (a) We can find a point on the line: When we let $n=0$, $(x,y,z) = (5,-3,2)$ Therefore, $(5,-3,2)$ is a point on the line. (b) We can let $n=1$ to find a direction vector: $\langle 1,2,-2 \rangle$ is a direction vector
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