Example 13 - Find vector equation of plane which is at distance

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Question 3 Find the vector equation of the plane which is at a distance of 6/āˆš29 from the origin and its normal vector from the origin is 2š‘– Ģ‚ āˆ’ 3š‘— Ģ‚ + 4š‘˜ Ģ‚.Vector equation of a plane at a distance ā€˜dā€™ from the origin and unit vector to normal from origin š‘› Ģ‚ is š’“ āƒ—.š’ Ģ‚ = d Unit vector of š‘› āƒ— = š‘› Ģ‚ = 1/|š‘› āƒ— | (š‘› āƒ—) Now, distance from origin = d = 6/āˆš29 š‘› āƒ— = 2š‘– Ģ‚ āˆ’ 3š‘— Ģ‚ + 4š‘˜ Ģ‚ Magnitude of š‘› Ģ‚ = āˆš(22+(āˆ’3)^2+4^2 ) |š‘› āƒ— | = āˆš(4+9+16) = āˆš29 Now, š‘› Ģ‚ = 1/|š‘› āƒ— | " (" š‘› āƒ—")" = 1/āˆš29 " (2" š‘– Ģ‚āˆ’"3" š‘— Ģ‚+"4" š‘˜ Ģ‚")" = 2/āˆš29 š‘– Ģ‚ āˆ’ 3/āˆš29 š‘— Ģ‚ + 4/āˆš29 š‘˜ Ģ‚ Vector equation of plane is š‘Ÿ āƒ—.š‘› Ģ‚ = d š’“ āƒ— . (šŸ/āˆššŸšŸ— š’Š Ģ‚āˆ’šŸ‘/āˆššŸšŸ— " " š’‹ Ģ‚+ šŸ’/āˆššŸšŸ— " " š’Œ Ģ‚ ) = šŸ”/āˆššŸšŸ— Cartesian equation Equation of a plane in Cartesian form which is at a distance ā€˜dā€™ from the origin and has a normal vector š‘› āƒ— = š‘Žš‘– Ģ‚ + bš‘— Ģ‚ + cš‘˜ Ģ‚ is lx + my + nz = d where l, m, n are direction cosines of š‘› āƒ— l = š‘Ž/āˆš(š‘Ž^2 + š‘^2 + š‘^2 ) , m = š‘/āˆš(š‘Ž^2 + š‘^2 + š‘^2 ) , n = š‘/āˆš(š‘Ž^2 + š‘^2 + š‘^2 ) Distance form origin = d = 6/āˆš29 š‘› āƒ— = 2š‘– Ģ‚ āˆ’ 3š‘— Ģ‚ + 4š‘˜ Ģ‚ Comparing with š‘› āƒ— = š‘Žš‘– Ģ‚ + š‘š‘— Ģ‚ + š‘š‘˜ Ģ‚, š‘Ž = 2, b = āˆ’3, c = 4 Also, āˆš(š‘Ž2+š‘2+š‘2) = āˆš(22+(āˆ’3)2+42) = āˆš(4+9+16) = āˆš29 So, direction cosines are l = 2/āˆš29 , m = ( āˆ’3)/āˆš29 , n = 4/āˆš29 āˆ“ Cartesian equations of plane is lx + my + nz = d 2/āˆš29 x + (( āˆ’3)/āˆš29)y + 4/āˆš29 z = 6/āˆš29 2x āˆ’ 3y + 4z = 6 Therefore, the equation of plane in Cartesian form is 2x āˆ’ 3y + 4z = 6

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