The distance between the planes $2x+3y +4z=4$ and $4x+6y+8z=12$ is :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Planes: $2x+3y+4z=4$ and $4x+6y+8z=12$
Divide second equation by $2$: $2x+3y+4z=6$
So, parallel planes: $2x+3y+4z=4$ and $2x+3y+4z=6$
Distance between parallel planes $ax+by+cz=d_1$ and $ax+by+cz=d_2$ is
$D=\frac{|d_1-d_2|}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}}$
$=\frac{|4-6|}{\sqrt{2^2+3^2+4^2}}=\frac{2}{\sqrt{29}}$
Required distance = $\frac{2}{\sqrt{29}}$