How do you find parametric equations for the line of intersection of two planes 2x - 2y + z = 1, and 2x + y - 3z = 3?
for the line, we will need
A) a point that it actually passes through, say
B) a vector describing the direction in which it travels, say ....such that the line itself is
For This means that the plane equations, namely become and these we solve as simultaneous equations to get so for In the drawing below, we are looking right down the line of intersection, and we get an idea as to why the cross product of the normals of the red and blue planes generates a third vector, perpendicular to the normal vectors, that defines the direction of the line of intersection.
for a generalised plane so for and for the cross product so we combine this all as indicated in There are an infinite number of ways of expressing this line. The important bit, I guess is the method.
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To find parametric equations for the line of intersection of two planes, you need to solve the system of equations formed by the two planes. Here are the steps:
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Write down the equations of the planes: Plane 1: 2x - 2y + z = 1 Plane 2: 2x + y - 3z = 3
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Choose two variables to eliminate. In this case, let's choose to eliminate x.
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Solve one of the equations for x in terms of the other variables. From Plane 1: 2x = 2y - z + 1 x = y - 0.5z + 0.5
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Substitute the expression for x into the other equation. From Plane 2: 2(y - 0.5z + 0.5) + y - 3z = 3
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Simplify and solve for one variable. In this case, solve for y: 2y - z + 1 + y - 3z = 3 3y - 4z = 2 y = (2 + 4z) / 3
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Now, use the equation obtained for y and the expression for x to form parametric equations. Let z be the parameter: x = y - 0.5z + 0.5 x = ((2 + 4z) / 3) - 0.5z + 0.5
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Finally, express z as the parameter and write down the parametric equations: z = t (where t is the parameter) x = ((2 + 4t) / 3) - 0.5t + 0.5 y = ((2 + 4t) / 3)
These parametric equations represent the line of intersection of the two planes.
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