Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 1

For the points P1 (5, 6, 7) and P2 (3, 4, 5), find the

i) distance between points P1 and P2

−−→
ii) the direction of P1 P2

iii) the midpoint of the line segment P1 P2 .

Show that the sum of two vectors of the same length is always perpendicular to their difference.

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 2

Let v = 2 i + 10j − 11 k , u = 2i + 2j + k

i) Find v · u , |v| , |u|,

ii) Find the cosine of the angle between v and u,

iii) Find the scalar component of v in the direction of u,

iv) Find the vector projv u.

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 3

Write v = i + j as the sum of a vector parallel to u = 3j + 4k and a vector orthogonal to u.

Find the area of the triangle determined by the points P (1, 1, 1) , Q(2, 1, 3) , R(3, −1, 1)

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 4

Let A~, B~ and ~ be mutually orthogonal(perpendicular) unit vectors and let D

C ~ = 5A−6
~ B+3
~ C
~
Find the length of ~
D

~ = 3~i + 2 ~j + ~k
Using scalar product find a unit tangent vector that is perpendicular to both A
~ = ~i + 2 ~j + 3 ~k
and B

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 5

Find the parametric equations of the following lines

a) Line through the point P (3, 4, −1) parallel to the vector ~v = 2~i + ~j − ~k

b) Line through the origin parallel to the vector ~v = 2 ~j + ~k

c) Line through the point P (3, −2, 1) parallel to the line x = 1 + 2t , y = 2 − t , z = 3t

d) Line through the the point P (2, 3, −4) parallel to the z-axis.

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 6

Find the parametric equations of the following lines

a) Line through the point P (2, 4, 5) perpendicular to the plane 3x + 7y − 5z = 21

b) Line through (2, 3, 0) perpendicular to the vectors ~u = ~i + 2 ~j + 3 ~k and ~v = 3~i + 4 ~j + 5 ~k

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 7

Find equations for the following planes

a) Plane through the point P (0, 2, −1) normal to the vector ~n = 3~i − 2 ~j − ~k

b) Plane through P (2, 4, 5) perpendicular to the line x = 5 + t , y = 1 + 3t , z = 4t

c) Plane through the points P (1, 1, −1) , Q(2, 0, 2) , R(0, −2, 1)

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 8

Find the point of intersection of the lines x = 2t + 1 , y = 3t + 2 , z = 4t + 3 and

x = s + 2 , y = 2s + 4 , z = −4s − 1 and find the plane determined by these lines.

Find a plane through P (2, 1, −1) and perpendicular to the line of intersection of the planes
2x + y − z = 3 , x + 2y + z = 2

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 9

Find a plane through the points P1 (1, 2, 3) , P2 (3, 2, 1) and perpendicular to the plane
4x − y + 2z = 7

Find the distance from the point (0, 2, 3) to the line x = 3 + 2t , y = 1 + t , z = −1 + 2t

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 10

Find the distance from P (0, 1, 1) to the plane 4y + 3z = 12

Find the distance from the plane x + 2y + 6z = 1 to the plane x + 2y + 6z = 10

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 11

Find the distance from the line x = 2 + t , y = 1 + t , z = − 21 − 2t to the plane x + 2y + 6z = 10

Find the acute angle between the planes 2x + 2y − z = 3 , x + 2y + z = 2

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 12

Let L be the line given parametrically by x = 4 + t , y = −1 − 2t , z = 5 + t . Find the point

on the line L which is closest to (−2, 2, −1) .

Consider the line L : x = 2 + t , y = t − 1 , z = 2 and the point P (2, −1, 0) . Find an equation
of the plane that contains L and P .

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 13

Find the distance from the point P (2, 2, 3) to the plane that cuts the coordinate axes at
x = 1 , y = 3 , z = 1 respectively.

Find a plane through P (3, 1, −1) perpendicular to the line of intersection of the planes x + y = 1
and 2x + y − 2z = 2 .

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 14

Find the parametric equations of the line through P (3, 2, 1) perpendicular to the plane
2x − y + 2z = −2. Find the point of intersection of the line and the plane.

Find an equation for the plane passing through the point P (1, 3, −2) and contains the line of
intersection of the planes x + y + z = 5 and 3x − y = 4 .

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 15

Find the point in which the plane 6x+3y−4z = 12 meets the line x = 2 , y = 3+2t , z = −2−2t

Find the point in which the line through the origin perpendicular to the plane 2x − y − z = 4
meets the plane 3x − 5y + 2z = 6

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 16

Find the parametrization for the lines which the planes 3x − 6y − 2z = 3 , 2x + y − 2z = 2

intersect.

Show that the line in which the planes x + 2y − 2z = 5 and 5x − 2y − z = 0 intersect is parallel
to the line x = −3 + 2t , y = 3t , z = 1 + 4t

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 17

Find an equation for the plane passing through P (−1, 2, 3) parallel to the vectors
~u = ~i + ~j and ~v = 2~i − 3 ~k

Find a vector of magnitude 2 parallel the line of intersection of the planes x + 2y + z = 1 and
x − y + 2z = 7

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 18

Show that the planes x − y = 3 and x + y + z = 0 intersect is and write the parametric equations
of the line of intersection.

Find the points in which the line x = 1 + 2t , y = −1 − t , z = 3t meets the coordinate planes.

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Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 19

Find a plane through the origin that meets the plane 2x + 3y + z = 12 in a right angle.

Find a vector parallel to the plane 2x − y − z = 4 and orthogonal to ~i + ~j + ~k

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 Math104E Vectors and Geometry of Space 20

Find an equation of the plane that passes through the point P (2, 0, 3) and contains the line
x = 1 + 2t , y = −1 + t , z = 2 + 3t , ∞ ≤ t ≤ ∞

Find the equation of the plane containing the line L1 : x = 2t + 3 , y = 4t − 1 , z = −t + 2 , ∞ ≤ t ≤ ∞

and parallel to the line L2 : x = 2s + 3 , y = s + 2 , z = 2s − 2 , ∞ ≤ s ≤ ∞

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