Class 12 RD Sharma Solutions – Chapter 29 The Plane – Exercise 29.5
Question 1. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points (1, 1, 1), (1, -1, 1) and (-7, -3, -5)
Solution:
Given that, plane is passing through
(1, 1, 1), (1, -1, 1) and (-7, -3, -5)
We know that, equation of plane passing through 3 points,
(x – 1)(12 – 0) – (y – 1)(0 – 0) + (z – 1)(0 – 16) = 0
(x – 1)(12) – (y – 1)(0) + (z – 1)(-16) = 0
12x – 12 – 0 – 16z + 16 = 0
12x – 16z + 4 = 0
Dividing by 4,
3x – 4z + 1 = 0
Equation of the required plane,
Question 2. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points P(2, 5, -3), Q(-2, -3, 5) and R(5, 3, -3).
Solution:
Let P(2, 5, -3), Q(-2, -3, 5) and R(5, 3, -3) be the three points on a plane having position vectors respectively. Then the vectors and are in the same plane. Therefore, is a vector perpendicular to the plane.
Let =
Similarly,
Thus
The plane passes through the point P with position vector
Thus, its vector equation is
Question 3. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0) and C(0, 0, c). Reduce it to normal form. If plane ABC is at a distance p from origin, prove that
Solution:
Let A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0) and C(0, 0, c) be three points on a plane having their position vectors respectively. Then vectors and are in the same plane. Therefore, is a vector perpendicular to the plane.
Let
Similarly,
Thus
= | -a b 0 |
-a 0 c
The plane passes through the point P with position vector
Thus, the vector equation in the normal form is
The vector equation of a plane normal to the unit vector and at a distance ‘d’ from the origin is ….(2).
Given that the plane is at a distance ‘p’ from the origin.
Comparing equations (1) and (2), we have,
d = p =
Question 4. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points (1, 1, -1), (6, 4, -5) and (-4, -2, 3).
Solution:
Let P(1, 1, -1), Q(6, 4, -5) and R(-4, -2, 3) be three points on a plane having position vectors respectively. Then the vectors are in the same plane. Therefore, is a vector perpendicular to the plane.
Let
Similarly,
Thus
Here,
Therefore, the given points are collinear.
Thus, where, 5a + 3b – 4c = 0
The plane passes through the point P with position vector
Thus, its vector equation is
, where, 5a + 3b – 4c = 0
Question 5. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points
Solution:
Let A, B, C be the points with position vector
respectively. Then
= Position vector of B – Position vector of A
= Position vector of C – Position vector of B
A vector normal to A, B, C is a vector perpendicular to
As we know that, equation of a plane passing through vector and perpendicular to vector is given by,
Put and in equation (1)
= (3)(-36) + (4)(-8) + (2)(28)
= -108 – 32 + 56
= -140 + 56
= -84
Dividing by (-4), we will get
Equation of required plane is,
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11 Feb, 2021
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