Calculus 3 : Calculus 3

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Example Questions

Example Question #151 : Calculus 3

Find the equation of the plane containing the point , and is parallel to the plane with the equation 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We were given a point on the plane, and we need the normal vector to the plane. It is known that two planes that are parallel to each other have the same normal vector, so in this case  (given by the equation of the other plane). To complete the problem, we use the equation , where  and the point on the plane is . Using the information we have, we get:

.  Through algebraic manipulation, we then get:

Example Question #32 : Equations Of Lines And Planes

Find the equation of the plane that contains the point  and is parallel to the plane 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve the problem, we will use the formula for the equation of a plane with a normal vector  and a point :

We have the point, which from the problem statement is .

The normal vector is given by the equation of the plane that is in parallel to the one we are forming the equation for. That is .

Putting everything we know into the formula and solving, we get

Simplifying, we get

Example Question #33 : Equations Of Lines And Planes

Find the equation of the plane that contains the point  and is parallel to the plane 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve the problem, we will use the formula for the equation of a plane with a normal vector  and a point :

We have the point, which from the problem statement is .

The normal vector is given by the equation of the plane that is in parallel to the one we are forming the equation for. That is .

Putting everything we know into the formula and solving, we get

Simplifying, we get

Example Question #34 : Equations Of Lines And Planes

Find the equation of the plane given by a point on the plane  and the normal vector to the plane 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of a plane, we use the normal vector  and a point on the plane . Using this information, we use the formula for a plane:

Using the information from the problem statement, we then get

Rearranging through algebra, we get:

Example Question #35 : Equations Of Lines And Planes

Find the equation of the plane that contains the point  and is parallel to the plane 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of a plane, we use the normal vector  and a point on the plane . Using this information, we use the formula for a plane:

To find the normal vector, it is known that two parallel planes have the same normal vector. Using this and the point on the plane, we then get

Rearranging through algebra, we get:


 
 

 

Example Question #41 : 3 Dimensional Space

Find the equation of the plane given by the normal vector  and a point on the plane 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of the plane with a normal vector  and a point , we use the formula

Using the information from the problem statement, we get 

This simplifies to 

 

Example Question #41 : Equations Of Lines And Planes

Find the equation of the plane given by the normal vector  and a point on the plane 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of the plane with a normal vector  and a point , we use the formula

Using the information from the problem statement, we get 

This simplifies to 

 

Example Question #151 : Calculus 3

Find the equation of the plane that contains the point  and has a normal vector 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of a plane with a point  and a normal vector , we use the formula

Using the information from the problem statement, we get

Simplifying, we then get

Example Question #44 : 3 Dimensional Space

Find the equation of the plane that contains the point  and contains the normal vector 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of a plane with a point  and a normal vector , we use the formula

Using the information from the problem statement, we get

Simplifying, we then get

Example Question #45 : 3 Dimensional Space

Find the equation of the plane containing these points:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the equation of a plane, we need the normal vector and a point on the plane. The normal vector is found by taking the cross product of two vectors on the plane.

To find two vectors, simply find the difference between terminal and initial points:

Now, we can write the determinant in order to take the cross product of the two vectors:

where i, j, and k are the unit vectors corresponding to the x, y, and z direction respectively.

Next, we take the cross product. One can do this by multiplying across from the top left to the lower right, and continuing downward, and then subtracting the terms multiplied from top right to the bottom left:

Plugging this into the formula

, where  and  is any of the given points (for example ), we get

which simplified becomes

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