Practicing Success
A ball is thrown upwards from the plane surface of the ground. Suppose the plane surface from which the ball is thrown also consists of the points A(1, 0, 2), B(3, -1, 1) and C(1, 2, 1) on it. The highest point of the ball takes, is D(2, 3, 1) as shown in the figure. Using this information answer the question. |
The equation of the plane passing through the points A, B and C is: |
3x - 2y + 4z = -11 3x + 2y + 4z = 11 3x - 2y - 4z = 11 -3x + 2y + 4z = -11 |
3x + 2y + 4z = 11 |
$\vec{A}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{k}$ $\vec{B}=3 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ $\vec{C}=\hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ so $\vec{C A}=\vec{A}-\vec{C}=-2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ $\vec{C B}=\vec{B}-\vec{C}=2 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}$ so $\vec{n}$ (perpendicular to plane) $\vec{n} = \vec{CA} × \vec{CB}$ so $\vec{n} = \begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 0 & -2 & 1\\ 2 & -3 & 0 \end{vmatrix}$ = $3\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 4\hat{k} = \vec{n}$ = $3\hat{i}+2\hat{j} + 4\hat{k}$ let point passing $\vec{a} = \vec{A} = \hat{i}+2\hat{k}$ so $(\vec{r} - \vec{a}) . \vec{n} = 0$ $\vec{r} . \vec{n} = \vec{a} . \vec{n}$ = $(x\hat{i}+y\hat{j}+z\hat{k})(3\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+4\hat{k}) = (\hat{i}+0\hat{j}+2\hat{k})(3\hat{i}+2\hat{j}+4\hat{k})$ ⇒ 3x + 2y + 4z = 3 + 8 = 11 |