Plane Through a Line and Perpendicular to Another Plane

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Plane Through a Line and Perpendicular to Another Plane

If a required plane contains a line with direction vector $$\vec d$$ and is perpendicular to a plane with normal vector $$\vec n$$, its normal vector $$\vec N$$ satisfies:

$$\vec N\cdot\vec d=0$$

and:

$$\vec N\cdot\vec n=0$$

Hence:

$$\vec N\parallel\vec d\times\vec n$$

Usage

- Used to construct a plane containing a line and perpendicular to another plane.

Question 1

Let $$P$$ be the plane such that it contains the straight line $$\dfrac{x-1}{2}=\dfrac{y-3}{3}=\dfrac{z+2}{1}$$ and is perpendicular to the plane $$x+2y+3z=4$$. Let $$P_1$$ be the plane which passes through the point $$(4,2,2)$$ and is parallel to $$P$$.

Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

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