General Equation of a Plane from Normal and Point

Rarely Tested

General Equation of a Plane from Normal and Point

For normal vector:

$$\vec n=A\hat i+B\hat j+C\hat k$$

and point:

$$P(x_1,y_1,z_1)$$

the plane is:

$$A(x-x_1)+B(y-y_1)+C(z-z_1)=0$$

Usage

- Used as the quickest method to construct a plane from a point and normal.

For normal vector:

$$\vec n=A\hat i+B\hat j+C\hat k$$

and point:

$$P(x_1,y_1,z_1)$$

the plane is:

$$A(x-x_1)+B(y-y_1)+C(z-z_1)=0$$

Usage

- Used as the quickest method to construct a plane from a point and normal.

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?

Question 2

Let the line $$L_1$$ pass through the point $$P(1, 2, 1)$$ and be parallel to the vector $$\vec{v} = 2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 3\hat{k}$$. Let the line $$L_2$$ be the line of intersection of the two planes $$x + 2y - z = 3$$ and $$2x - y + 3z = 1$$. If  a plane $$\pi$$ contains the line $$L_1$$ and is parallel to the line $$L_2$$, then the distance of the point $$Q(2, 3, 4)$$ from the plane $$\pi$$ is equal to:

Question 3

Let $$L_1$$ be the line passing through $$\vec{a} = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k}$$ parallel to $$\vec{u} = \hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}$$, and $$L_2$$ be the line passing through $$\vec{b} = 4\hat{i} + 5\hat{j} + 6\hat{k}$$ parallel to $$\vec{v} = 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} + 3\hat{k}$$. If a plane $$P$$ contains $$L_1$$ and is at a maximum distance from $$L_2$$, then the perpendicular distance from the origin to the plane $$P$$ is:

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