EXERCISES 1.

1. Find parametric equations for the lines through the points

(a) (2,3) , (4,1)
(b) (2,3,4), (2,4,1)

2. Find two points on the line and two vectors parallel to the line.
(a) xi  yj  (i  3j)  t (5i  2 j)

(b) x, y, z  1,2,3  t  2,3,4

(c) xi  yj  zk  (i  j  5k )  t (i  2 j  7k )

3. Find the symmetric equations for the line that passes through the points P5,2,1 and
Q2,4,2 .

4. Find parametric equations of the line through (3,4) that is parallel to  2i  4 j .

5. Find parametric equations of the line through (1,2,3) that is parallel to the line
x  2  3t , y  1  t , z  2t .
6. Find the point of intersection for the lines L1 and L2
L1 : x  1  4t , y  3  t, z 1  0
L2 : x  13  12s, y  1  6 s, z  2  3s

7. Find an equation of the plane that passes through the points 3,2,1 , 2,1,1 and
 1,3,2 . Sketch the plane.
8. Determine whether the planes are parallel or not.
P1 : y  4 x  2 z  3
1 1
P2 : x  y  z
4 2

9. Determine whether the line and plane intersect; if so, find the intersection point.
(a) Line : x  3t , y  5t , z  t Plane : 2 x  y  z  1  0
(b) Line : x  1  t , y  1  3t , z  2  4t Plane : x  y  4 z  7

10. Find parametric equation for the following lines L1 , L2 and L3

 y y y
2 x

4
-3
2
x x
5 -3
(a) (b) (c)

11. Find parametric equations of the line that is tangent to the circle x 2  y 2  25
(a) at the point  4, 3 (b) at the point  3, 4 

12. Find parametric equations of the line that is tangent to the parabola y 2  x
(a) at the point  9, 3 (b) at the point  9,  3

13. Where does the line x  2  t , y  1  3t intersect at

(a) the x-axis (b) the y-axis (c) the parabola y  3  x 2

Determine whether the lines L1 and L2 are parallel, intersect, or skew. If intersect, find the
point of intersection.
14. L1 : x  2t y  2  3t z  3t
L2 : x  2s y  3  4s z  4  2s

15. L1 : x  1  7t y  3t z  5  3t

L2 : x  4s y6 z  7  3s

16. L1 : x  1  4t z  3t z 1

L2 : x  13  12s y  1  6s z  2  3s

17. L1 : x  3  2t y  4t z  6t

L2 : x  5  4s y  2  2s z  7  2s

18. Find the equation of the plane that passes through the point P and has the vector n
as a normal.

(a) P(1, 2, 3); n  3, 2, 1

(b) P(2, 1, 3); n  1, 2, 3

19. Find an equation of the plane that passes through the given points.

(a) (1, 2, 5), (2, 1, 3), and (3, 2, 1)

(b) (2, 2, 5), (2, 1,3), and (3, 0, 0)
20. Determine whether the line and the plane are parallel or intersect. If intersect, find
the point of intersection.

(a) x  1  t , y  3  5t , z  3  2t
x  5 y  2z  3
(b) x  2  t , y  2  4t , z  4  2t
2 x  y  z  2
(c) x  1  2t , y  2  t , z  3  t
3x  y  2 z  1
(d) x  2  2t , y  3  4t , z  4  2t
x yz 5

21. Find the equation of the plane that satisfies the stated conditions.

(a) The plane through the point 1, 2, 3  that is parallel to the plane 2 x  3 y  z  7
(b) The plane that contains the line x  2  t , y  2  4t , z  4  2t and is
perpendicular to the plane x  y  z  9.
(c) The plane through the point (2, 3,1) that is perpendicular to the line x  1  2t ,
y  2  t, z  3  t

22. Find the distance between the point and the plane.

(a)  1, 1, 2  3x  2 y  z  6
(b)  1, 2, 3 4 x  3 y  6 z  12

23. Find the distance between these two planes.

(a) 3x  2 y  z  6  3x  2 y  z  12
(b) x  y  z  1 2x  2 y  2z  3
Answers

1. (a) x  2  6t, y  3  4t

(b) x  2  4t , y  3  7t , z  4  5t

2. (a) 1, 3 ,  6, 5  ; 5, 2 , 10, 4

(b) 1, 2, 3 ,  1,5, 7  ; 2, 3, 4 , 4, 6, 8

(c) 1,  1, 5 ,  2, 1, 2  ; 1, 2, 7 , 2, 4, 14

5 x y  2
3.   z 1
3 6
4. x  3  2t , y  4  4t
5. x  1  3t , y  2  t , z  3  2t

6.  17, 1,1
7. x  9 y  5z 16  0

8. Parallel

9. (a) Do not intersect

 11 23 8 
(b)  , , 
 14 14 7 

10. (a) x  5t, y  4  4t (b) x  3  3t , y  2t

(c) x  2t , y  3  3t

11. (a) x  4  3t , y  3  4t (b) x  3  4t , y  4  3t

12. (a) x  9  6t , y  3  t (b) x  9  6t, y  3  t

7  (0,7) (2,1) and (5,22)

13. (a)  ,0  (b) (c)
3 
14. Intersect at (1,1,2)
15. Skew
16. Intersect at (17,1,1)
17. Parallel
18. (a) 3x  2 y  z  10 (b)  x  2 y  3z  9
19. (a) 3x  5 y  3z  2 (b) x  40 y  15z  3
  41 7 56 
20. (a) Intersects at  , ,  (b) Parallel
 30 6 15 
5 9
(c) Intersects at (1,2,3) (d) Intersects at  , 2, 
2 2
21. (a) 2 x  3 y  z  7 (b) 2 x  y  3z  18  0
(c) 2x  y  z  6
9 4
22. (a) (b)
14 61
18 1
23. (a) (b)
14 12