Answer to Question #210882 in Analytic Geometry for Ree

Question

Question 7

(7.1) (Find a point-normal form of the equation of the plane passing

through P = (1,2,−3) and having n =< 2,−1,2 > as a normal.

(7.2) Determine in each case whether the given planes are parallel or

perpendicular: (a) x +y +3z +10=0andx +2y −z =1,

(b)3x −2y +z −6=0 and 4x +2y −4z =0, (c)3x +y +z −1=0 and−x +2y

+z+3=0,

(d)x −3y +z+1=0 and 3x −4y +z−1=0.

Answer 1

(7.1)

Point-normal form of the plane is

$2(x − 1) -(y − 2) + 2(z +3) = 0.$

We can also write this as

$2x-y+2z=-6$

(7.2)

(a). x+y+3z+10=0 and x+2y-z=1

$\vec n_1=\langle1,1,3\rangle, \vec n_2=\langle1,2,-1\rangle$ $\dfrac{1}{1}\not=\dfrac{2}{1}$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are not collinear.

$\vec n_1\cdot\vec n _2=1(1)+1(2)+3(-1)=0$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are orthogonal.

Hence, the given planes are perpendicular.

(b). 3x-2y+z-6=0 and 4x+2y-4z=0

$\vec n_1=\langle3,-2,1\rangle, \vec n_2=\langle4,2,-4\rangle$ $\dfrac{4}{3}\not=\dfrac{2}{-2}$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are not collinear.

$\vec n_1\cdot\vec n _2=3(4)+(-2)(2)+1(-4)=4\not=0$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are not orthogonal.

Hence, the given planes are neither parallel nor perpendicular.

(c). 3x+y+z-1=0 and -x+2y+z+3=0

$\vec n_1=\langle3,1,1\rangle, \vec n_2=\langle-1,2,1\rangle$ $\dfrac{-1}{3}\not=\dfrac{2}{1}$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are not collinear.

$\vec n_1\cdot\vec n _2=3(-1)+1(2)+1(1)=0$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are orthogonal.

Hence, the given planes are perpendicular.

(d). x-3y+z+1=0 and 3x-4y+z-1=0

$\vec n_1=\langle1,-3,1\rangle, \vec n_2=\langle3,-4,1\rangle$ $\dfrac{3}{1}\not=\dfrac{-4}{-3}$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are not collinear.

$\vec n_1\cdot\vec n _2=1(3)+(-3)(-4)+1(1)=16\not=0$

The vectors $\vec n_1$ and $\vec n_2$ are not orthogonal.

Hence, the given planes are neither parallel nor perpendicular.