Equation of Plane Containing Line and Perpendicular to Plane
Equation of the plane containing the straight line 2x=3y=4z and perpendicular to the plane containing the straight lines 3x=4y=2z and 4x=2y=3z is
To find the equation of the required plane, let us proceed step-by-step:
Step 1: Determine the normal vector of the second plane.
The second plane contains the two intersecting straight lines: L2:3x=4y=2z L3:4x=2y=3z
The direction vectors of lines L2 and L3 are d1=3i^+4j^+2k^ and d2=4i^+2j^+3k^, respectively.
The normal vector to the second plane, denoted by n2, is perpendicular to both d1 and d2. Therefore, it can be found using the cross product:
n2=d1×d2=i^34j^42k^23
Evaluating the determinant: n2=i^(4⋅3−2⋅2)−j^(3⋅3−2⋅4)+k^(3⋅2−4⋅4) n2=i^(12−4)−j^(9−8)+k^(6−16) n2=8i^−j^−10k^
Step 2: Determine the normal vector of the required plane.
Let the required plane be P1 with normal vector n1. P1 contains the line: L1:2x=3y=4z
which has the direction vector d0=2i^+3j^+4k^. Thus, n1 must be perpendicular to d0.
Since plane P1 is perpendicular to the second plane, its normal vector n1 must also be perpendicular to n2.
Hence, n1 is parallel to the cross product d0×n2:
n1=d0×n2=i^28j^3−1k^4−10
Evaluating the determinant: n1=i^(3⋅(−10)−4⋅(−1))−j^(2⋅(−10)−4⋅8)+k^(2⋅(−1)−3⋅8) n1=i^(−30+4)−j^(−20−32)+k^(−2−24) n1=−26i^+52j^−26k^
Dividing by −26, we get a simplified direction vector for the normal to the required plane: n=i^−2j^+k^
Step 3: Formulate the equation of the plane.
Since line L1 passes through the origin (0,0,0), the required plane also passes through the origin.
The equation of a plane passing through (0,0,0) with normal vector n=i^−2j^+k^ is: 1(x−0)−2(y−0)+1(z−0)=0 x−2y+z=0