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Lines and Planes in Space: MATH23 Multivariable Calculus
Lines and Planes in Space: MATH23 Multivariable Calculus
MATH23
MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Line Segment
Are portions of a straight line with given boundaries or endpoints.
Lines Determined by a Point and a Vector
Example:
Let L1 and L2 be defined as
L1 : x = 1 + 4t ; y = 5 – 4t ; z = -1 + 5t
L2 : x = 2 + 8t ; y = 4 – 3t ; z = 5 + t
(a) are the lines parallel?
(b) do the lines intersect?
Example
1. Find the parametric equations of the line
(a) passing through (4,2) and parallel to v = < 1, 5 >
(b) passing through (1,2,-3) and parallel to v = 4i + 5j – 7k
r = r0 + tv , -∞ < t < ∞
x x0 at y y0 bt z z0 bt
Symmetric Form
x x0 y y0 z z0
a b c
Vector Form
r r0 vt x, y, z x0 , y0 , z0 t a, b, c
Equations of Lines:
a.) Find equations of the line that passes through (-2,1) and (1,3).
b.) Find the parametric and symmetric equations of the line
passing through the point (2, 3, -4) and parallel to the vector,
<-1, 2, 5>.
c.) Find the parametric and symmetric equations of the line
passing through the points (1, 2, -2) and (3, -2, 5).
d.) Determine if the lines are parallel or identical.
Line 1 : x = 3 + t Line 2 : x = 5 – 2t
y = 2 – 2t y = -2 + 4t
z=4+t z = 1 – 2t
Exercise Set 11.5
30. Show that the lines L1 : x + 1 = 4t, y – 3 = 4t, z – 1 = 0 and L2 :
x + 13 = 12t, y – 1 = 6t, z – 2 = 3t intersect, and find their point
of intersection.
32. Show that the lines L 1: x = 2 + 8t, y = 6 – 8t, z = 10t and
L2 : x = 3 + 8t, y = 5 – 3t, z = 6 + t are skew lines.
34. Determine whether the lines L 1: x = 5 + 3t, y = 4 – 2t,
z = -2 + 3t and L2 : x = -1 + 9t, y = 5 – 6t, z = 3 + 8t are parallel.
38. Show that the lines L1 : x = 1 + 3t, y = -2 + t, z = 2t and L2 : x =
4 – 6t, y = -1 – 2t, z = 2 - 4t are the same.
36. Determine whether the points P1 (1, 0, 1), P2 (3, -4, -3), and
P3 (4, -6, -5) lie on the same line.
44. Describe the line segment represented by the vector
PLANES
STANDARD EQUATION: Ax + By + Cz + D = 0
y y
x x
3. z = 3 4. 2x + 3y = 12
z z
(0, 4, 0)
y y
(6, 0, 0)
x x
5. 2x + 3z = 12 6. 2y + 3z = 12
z z
(0, 0, 4)
(0, 0, 4)
(0, 6, 0)
y y
(6, 0, 0)
x x
6. 2x + 3y + 4z = 12
z
(0, 0, 3)
(0, 4, 0)
y
(6, 0, 0)
x
Planes in Space
If two planes are parallel, they would have similar normal or one
normal is scalar multiple of another normal.
Example
Find an equation of the plane passing through the point (3,-1,7)
and perpendicular to the vector n = < 4,2,-5 >.
Planes in Space
Example