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Find the Cartesian and vector equation of the line passing through the point having position vector `hat"i" + 2hat"j" + 3hat"k"` and perpendicular to vectors `hat"i" + hat"j" + hat"k"` and `2hat"i" - hat"j" + hat"k"`
Solution
Let `bar"a" = hat"i" + 2hat"j" + 3hat"k", bar"b"_1 = hat"i" + hat"j" + hat"k", bar"b"_2 = 2hat"i" - hat"j" + hat"k"`
The required line is perpendicular to `bar"b"_1 = hat"i" + hat"j" + hat"k"` and `bar"b"_2 = 2hat"i" - hat"j" + hat"k"`
∴ It is parallel to `bar"b" = bar"b"_1 xx bar"b"_2`
Now, `bar"b"_1 xx bar"b"_2 = |(hat"i", hat"j", hat"k"),(1, 1, 1),(2, -1, 1)|`
= `hat"i"(1 + 1) - hat"j"(1 - 2) + hat"k"(-1 - 2)`
= `2hat"i" + hat"j" - 3hat"k"`
The vector equation of a line passing through a point with position vector `bar"a"` and parallel to `bar"b"` is `bar"r" = bar"a" + lambdabar"b"`
∴ Vector equation of the required line is
`bar"r" = (hat"i" + 2hat"j" + 3hat"k") + lambda(2hat"i" + hat"j" - 3hat"k")` .......(i)
Putting `bar"r" = xhat"i" + yhat"j" + zhat"k"` in (i), we get
`xhat"i" + yhat"j" + zhat"k" = (1 + 2lambda)hat"i" + 2(2 + lambda)hat"j" + (3 - 3lambda)hat"k"`
Equating the coefficients of `hat"i", hat"j"` and `hat"k"`, we get
x = 1 + 2λ, y = 2 + λ, z = 3 – 3λ
∴ λ = `(x - 1)/2`, λ = `(y - 2)/1`, λ = `(z - 3)/(-3)`
∴ `(x- 1)/2 = (y - 2)/1 = (z - 3)/(-3)`,
which is required cartesian equation.
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