Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 9 - Section 9.6 - Equations of Lines and Planes - 9.6 Exercises - Page 670: 34

Answer

$\lt 12,9,-1 \gt$

Work Step by Step

The line passing through containing the point $P(p,q,r)$ and parallel to the normal vector $n=\lt a,b,c\gt$ is expressed by the parametric equations as follows: $x=p+at; y=q+bt; z=r+ct$ Here, $t$ is any real number. Given: $x=1-t; y=2+t; z=-3t$ Let us consider $n=\overrightarrow {PQ} \times \overrightarrow {PR}$ $\overrightarrow {PQ} =\lt 2,-3,-3 \gt$ and $\overrightarrow {QR} =\lt -1,1,-3 \gt$ Here, the normal vector $n=\overrightarrow {PQ} \times \overrightarrow {PR}$ can be calculated as follows: $\hat{n}=\begin{vmatrix}i&j&k\\2&-3&-3\\-1&1&-3\end{vmatrix}=12\hat{i}+9 \hat{j}+(-1)\hat{k}$ or, $\hat{n}=\lt 12,9,-1 \gt$
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