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Solve the following : Find the vector equation of the plane which makes equal non zero intercepts on the coordinate axes and passes through (1, 1, 1).

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Solve the following :

Find the vector equation of the plane which makes equal non zero intercepts on the coordinate axes and passes through (1, 1, 1).

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Case 1 : Let all the intercepts be 0.
Then the plane passes through the origin.
Then the vector equation of the plane is ax + by + cz = 0.      ...(1)
(1, 1, 1) lie on the plane.
∴ 1a + 1b + 1c = 0

∴ `hat"i"/|(1, 1),(1, 1)| = hat"j"/|(1, 1),(1, 1)| = hat"k"/|(1, 1),(1, 1)|`

∴ `hat"i"/(1) = hat"j"/(1) = hat"k"/(1)`

i.e. `hat"i"/(1) = hat"j"/(1) = hat"k"/(1)`

∴ `hat"i", hat"j", hat"k"` are proprtional to 1, 1, 1
∴ from (1), the required cartesian equation is x - y + z = 0

Case 2 : Let he plane make non zero intercept p on each axis.

then its equation is `hat"i"/p + hat"j"/p + hat"k"/p` = 1

i.e. `hat"i" + hat"j" + hat"k"` = p                   ...(2)
Since this plane pass through (1, 1, 1)
 1 + 1 + 1 = p 
∴ p = 3
∴ from (2), the required cartesian equation is `hat"i" + hat"j" + hat"k"` = 3
Hence, the cartesian equations of required planes are
`bar"r".(hat"i" + hat"j" + hat"k")` = 3

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Chapter 6: Line and Plane - Miscellaneous Exercise 6 B [Page 226]

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