Question 4 Find the vector equation of the line passing through (1, 2, 3) and perpendicular to the plane π β.(π Μ + 2π Μ β 5π Μ) + 9 = 0 . The vector equation of a line passing through a point with position vector π β and parallel to vector π β is
π β = π β + ππ β
Given, the line passes (1, 2, 3)
So, π β = 1π Μ + 2π Μ + 3π Μ
Finding normal of plane
π β.(π Μ + 2π Μ β 5π Μ) + 9 = 0
π β. (π Μ + 2π Μ β 5π Μ) = β 9
βπ β. (π Μ + 2π Μ β 5π Μ) = 9
π β. (β1π Μ β 2π Μ + 5π Μ) = 9
Comparing with π β. π β = d,
π β = βπ Μ β 2π Μ + 5π Μ
Since line is perpendicular to plane,
the line will be parallel to the normal of the plane
β΄ π β = π β = β1π Μ β 2π Μ + 5π Μ
Hence,
π β = (1π Μ + 2π Μ + 3π Μ) + π(β1π Μ β 2π Μ + 5π Μ)
π β = (1π Μ + 2π Μ + 3π Μ) β π(1π Μ + 2π Μ β 5π Μ)
π β = (π Μ + 2π Μ + 3π Μ) + k (π Μ + 2π Μ β 5π Μ)
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Davneet Singh
Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science and Computer Science at Teachoo
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