Three Dimensional Geometry

In the following cases, determine whether the given planes are parallel or perpendicular, and in case they are neither, find the angles between them.
(a) 2x – 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 and 3x – 3y + 6z – 1 = 0
(b) 2x – 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 and 3x – 3y + 6z – 1 = 0

Solution: (a) $2 x-2 y+4 z+5=0$ and $3 x-3 y+6 z-1=0$ It is given that The eq. of the given planes are $2 x-2 y+4 z+5=0$ and $x-2 y+5=0$ It is known to us that, two planes are $\perp$ if the...

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Find the shortest distance between the lines whose vector equations are $\begin{array}{l} \vec{r}=(1-t) \hat{i}+(t-2) \hat{j}+(3-2 t) \hat{k} \text { and } \\ \vec{r}=(s+1) \hat{i}+(2 s-1) \hat{j}-(2 s+1) \hat{k} \end{array}$

Solution: Consider the given equations $\begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow \vec{r}=(1-t) \hat{i}+(t-2) \hat{j}+(3-2 t) \hat{k} \\ \vec{r}=\hat{i}-t \hat{i}+t \hat{j}-2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}-2 t \hat{k} \\...

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