equation of planes

cazza90

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How do I go about solving this?

find the equation of the plane containing the lines
L1 (x, y z) = (3, 1, 0) + t(1, -1, 3) and L2 (x,y,z) = (0, -2, 5) +t (2,1 -1)
 
The parametric line equations are:

\(\displaystyle L_{1}: \;\ x=3+t, \;\ y=1-t, \;\ z=3t\)

\(\displaystyle L_{2}: \;\ x=2t, \;\ y=-2+2t, \;\ z=5-t\)

\(\displaystyle v_{1}=(1,-1,3), \;\ v_{2}=(2,2,-1)\) are parallel to the lines.

Start by finding the cross product of v1 and v2:

L1 contains the point (3,1,0) and is parallel to the vector (1,-1,3)

The cross product is \(\displaystyle n=\begin{vmatrix}i&j&k\\1&-1&3\\2&1&-1\end{vmatrix}=-2i+7j+3k\)

Now, use either point, along with n, to set up the plane equation
 
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