Lines and planes in space worksheet
A plane is fixed by one point on it and a vector perpendicular to it. The components of that normal vector become the coefficients of x, y and z, and the point tells you the constant. A line is given parametrically, so putting a value of t in gives a point on it.
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How to do these
Find the equation of the plane through with normal vector
- The normal gives the coefficients: 2x - y + 4z.
- Put the point in: 2 - 2 + 12.
The answer is .
Where students go wrong
Using the point as the coefficients and the normal as the constant. It is the other way round: the normal vector supplies the coefficients.
Also called equation of a plane, parametric equations of a line or normal vector.
What you can put on this worksheet
- The equation of a plane
- Find the equation of the plane through with normal vector →
- A point on a line in space
- A line is , , . Find the point at →