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The perpendicular distance of the plane 2x + 3y – z = k from the origin is 14 units, the value of k is ______. - Mathematics and Statistics

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The perpendicular distance of the plane 2x + 3y – z = k from the origin is `sqrt(14)` units, the value of k is ______.

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  • 14

  • 196

  • `2sqrt(14)`

  • `sqrt(14)/(2)`

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The perpendicular distance of the plane 2x + 3y – z = k from the origin is `sqrt(14)` units, the value of k is 14.

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Chapter 6: Line and Plane - Miscellaneous Exercise 6 B [Page 224]

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