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Example Question #151 : Calculus 3
Find the equation of the plane containing the point , and is parallel to the plane with the equation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
, ,
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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