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We are familiar with equations of lines in the plane in the form , y = m x + b, where m is the slope of the line and (0, b) is the y -intercept. In this activity, we explore a more flexible way of representing lines that we can use not only in the plane, but in higher dimensions as well.
Nov 9, 2022 · We are familiar with equations of lines in the plane in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope of the line and (0, b) is the y -intercept. In this activity, we explore a more flexible way of representing lines that we can use not only in the plane, but in higher dimensions as well.
Aug 17, 2024 · In this section, we examine how to use equations to describe lines and planes in space. Let’s first explore what it means for two vectors to be parallel. Recall that parallel vectors must have the same or opposite directions. If two nonzero vectors, ⇀ u and ⇀ v, are parallel, we claim there must be a scalar, k, such that ⇀ u = k ⇀ v.
A plane in R3 is determined by a point (a; b; c) on the plane and two direction vectors ~v and ~u that are parallel to the plane. The fact that we need two vectors parallel to the plane versus one for the line represents that the plane is two dimensional and the line is one dimensional.
Write the vector and scalar equations of a plane through a given point with a given normal. Find the distance from a point to a given plane. Find the angle between two planes.
We are familiar with equations of lines in the plane in the form , y = m x + b, where m is the slope of the line and (0, b) is the y -intercept. In this activity, we explore a more flexible way of representing lines that we can use not only in the plane, but in higher dimensions as well.
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A plane is the two-dimensional analog of a point (zero dimensions), a line (one dimension), and three-dimensional space. A plane in three-dimensional space has the equation \[ ax + by + cz + d=0,\]