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- The equation of a line in two dimensions is ax + by = c a x + b y = c; it is reasonable to expect that a line in three dimensions is given by ax + by + cz = d a x + b y + c z = d; reasonable, but wrong---it turns out that this is the equation of a plane. A plane does not have an obvious "direction'' as does a line.
Unlike a plane, a line in three dimensions does have an obvious direction, namely, the direction of any vector parallel to it. In fact a line can be defined and uniquely identified by providing one point on the line and a vector parallel to the line (in one of two possible directions).
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Dec 21, 2020 · Unlike a plane, a line in three dimensions does have an obvious direction, namely, the direction of any vector parallel to it. In fact a line can be defined and uniquely identified by providing one point on the line and a vector parallel to the line (in one of two possible directions).
May 28, 2013 · Here are three ways to describe the formula of a line in $3$ dimensions. Let's assume the line $L$ passes through the point $(x_0,y_0,z_0)$ and is traveling in the direction $(a,b,c)$. Vector Form $$(x,y,z)=(x_0,y_0,z_0)+t(a,b,c)$$ Here $t$ is a parameter describing a particular point on the line $L$. Parametric Form $$x=x_0+ta\\y=y_0+tb\\z=z_0 ...
In this section we examine the equations of lines and planes and their graphs in 3–dimensional space, discuss how to determine their equations from information known about them, and look at ways to determine intersections, distances, and angles in three dimensions.
- Equations
- Intersection
- Parallelism
- Distance
Symmetric form for describing the straight line: 1. Line through(x0,y0,z0)(x_0, y_0, z_0)(x0,y0,z0) parallel to the vector (a,b,c)(a, b, c)(a,b,c): x−x0a=y−y0b=z−z0c\frac{x - x_0}{a} = \frac{y - y_0}{b} = \frac{z - z_0}{c}ax−x0=by−y0=cz−z0 2. Line through point(x0,y0,z0)(x_0, y_0, z_0)(x0,y0,z0) and(x1,y1,z0)(x_1, y_1, z_0)(x1,y1,z0)...
The line through(x0,y0,z0)(x_0, y_0, z_0)(x0,y0,z0) in direction(a0,b0,c0)(a_0, b_0, c_0)(a0,b0,c0), and the linethrough(x1,y1,z1)(x_1, y_1, z_1)(x1,y1,z1) in direction(a1,b1,c1)(a_1, b_1, c_1)(a1,b1,c1),intersect if: \left| {} \right| = 0
Three lines with directions(a0,b0,c0)(a_0, b_0, c_0)(a0,b0,c0), (a1,b1,c1)(a_1, b_1, c_1)(a1,b1,c1) and (a2,b2,c2)(a_2, b_2, c_2)(a2,b2,c2)are parallelto a common plane if and only if \left| {} \right| = 0
Distance between the point(x0,y0,z0)(x_0, y_0, z_0)(x0,y0,z0) and the linethrough(x1,y1,z1)(x_1, y_1, z_1)(x1,y1,z1) in direction (a,b,c)(a, b, c)(a,b,c): D = \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left| {} \right|}^2} + {{\left| {} \right|}^2} + {{\left| {} \right|}^2}}}{{{a^2} + {b^2} + {c^2}}}} Distance between the line through(x0,y0,z0)(x_0, y_0, z_0)(x0,y0,...
A line passing through (x_0,y_0,z_0) (x0, y0,z 0) going in the direction of the vector a,b,c a, b, c is expressed by the following set of parametric equations: \begin {aligned} x &= x_0+at \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -\infty < t < \infty\ y &= y_0+bt\ z &= z_0+ct \end {aligned} x y z = x0 + at − ∞ <t <∞ = y0 + bt = z 0 + ct.
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For instance with t=0, you get the point (1,6,3), with t=1 you get (8,2,7), with t=5/2 you get (37/2,-4,13), and so on. You could do the same in two dimensions: With two points (1,6), (8,2), you find the direction vector (8,2) - (1,6) = (7,-4), and you get the parametric equation. (x,y) = (1,6) + t (7,-4).
