A plane meets the co-ordinates axes in A, B, C such that the centroid of triangle ABC is (a, b, c). The equation of the plane is :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The plane meets the co−ordinate axes at A, B, C such that centroid of the triangle ABC is (a, b, c)
so, the plane cuts X−axis at (3 a, 0, 0)
So, X−intercept = 3 a
The plane cuts Y−axis at (0, 3 b, 0)
⇒ Y−intercept = 3 b
the plane cuts Z−axis at (0, 0, 3 c)
⇒ Z−intercept = 3 c
Therefore required equation is $\frac{x}{3 a}+\frac{y}{3 b}+\frac{z}{3 c}=1$
$\Rightarrow \frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}+\frac{z}{c}=3$