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  • Feb 1, 2011, 09:56 PM
    western50
    distace between two parallel planes
    write equations for the planes that are parallel to x+3y-5z=2, using x, y, and z to express the answer?

    here is what I got so far: because the plane are parallel to x+3y-5z=2, which can be expressed as normal vector=i+3j-5k, and point one=(0,0,2). Plane two would share the same normal vector plane one has, so n=i+3j-5k and Point two=(0,0,p)for a point on plane two. After that, I used projection vector(P1P2) onto vector n to get the distance for the planes that are parallel.

    But I am never able to solve for p, did I do something wrong. Is there another way to do this problem?
  • Feb 2, 2011, 06:21 AM
    galactus

    There are many planes that are parallel to the given plane.

    Two planes are parallel if, say, we have:

    and



    The distance between two parallel planes is given by:



    A plane that would be parallel to yours may be

    if it passes through the origin (0,0,0).
  • Feb 2, 2011, 11:31 PM
    western50
    what about if I change the question to this way: write equations for the planes that are parallel to x+3y-5z=2, and lie three units from it.
  • Feb 2, 2011, 11:36 PM
    western50
    planes
    write equations for the planes that are parallel to x+3y-5z=2, and lie three units from it.

    I get: normal vector=i+3j-5k, but how to I lie three units from the plane?
  • Feb 3, 2011, 02:28 AM
    Unknown008

    Well, the normal vector is <1, 3, -5>

    A point on this plane is (2, 0, 0)

    The line going through the plane which is perpendicular to it is therefore:



    The unit vector of the perpendicular vector is:



    Three units, becomes:



    And the points will be:



    and



    Now that you have the points, just substitute them in:

    x+3y-5z=d

    for (x1, y1, z1) and (x2, y2, z2)

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