Fac001 l18 Week 9
Fac001 l18 Week 9
Fac001 l18 Week 9
MATHEMATICS I
FAC1001
o Parallel & Orthogonal: planes
o Parallel & Orthogonal: lines &
planes
Parallel & Orthogonal: planes
o Two planes with normal vectors a and b are:
(i) parallel if a and b are parallel
(ii) orthogonal if a and b are orthogonal
a b
∴ a∙b= 0
Parallel & Orthogonal: planes
▪EXAMPLE 1:
Prove that the planes 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑𝒚 − 𝒛 − 𝟓 = 𝟎 and
− 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟗𝒚 + 𝟑𝒛 + 𝟐 = 𝟎 are parallel.
▪Solution:
The planes have normal vectors,
𝐚 = 𝟐, −𝟑, −𝟏 and 𝐛 = −𝟔, 𝟗, 𝟑 .
Thus,
b = −𝟑 𝟐, −𝟑, −𝟏
= −𝟑a ∴ 𝐛 = −𝟑a
n = 𝒂, 𝒃, 𝒄
𝝅: ax + by + cz = d
l r = a +tv
v
n = 𝒂, 𝒃, 𝒄
Line and plane are parallel if, 𝐧 ∙ 𝐯 = 𝟎
v
𝝅: ax + by + cz = d OR 𝐧×𝐯=𝟎
EXAMPLE 2
• Determine if the plane given by −𝑥 +
2𝑧 = 10 and the line given by 𝐫 =
5, 2 − 𝑡, 10 + 4𝑡 are orthogonal,
parallel or neither.
INTERSECTIONS OF PLANES
An intersection line
between two planes
b) 𝜋3 : 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑧 + 2 = 0
𝜋4 : 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4𝑧 + 4 = 0
ANGLES: PLANE & PLANE
The angle between two planes is equal to the
angle determined by the normal vectors of the
planes.
EXAMPLE 4
EXAMPLE 5
𝑥−1 𝑦 𝑧+4
• Given is a line, = =
3 −1 −2
and a plane, 𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 − 8 = 0.
Find the angles between line and plane.
Thank you ☺