Asked by Carrolyn
) Determine whether the following two planes x + 4y − z = 7 and 5x − 3y −7z = 11 are parallel, orthogonal, coincident (that is, the same) or none of these.
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Answered by
Reiny
Their normals are
(1,4,-1) and (5,-3,-7) respectively
clearly they are not parallel, or one of the normals would be a multiple of the other
nor are they coincident
let's look at their dot product:
(1,4,-1) . (5,-3,-7)
= 5 - 12 + 7 = 0
So they are perpendicular or orthogonal.
(1,4,-1) and (5,-3,-7) respectively
clearly they are not parallel, or one of the normals would be a multiple of the other
nor are they coincident
let's look at their dot product:
(1,4,-1) . (5,-3,-7)
= 5 - 12 + 7 = 0
So they are perpendicular or orthogonal.
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