Find the equation of a plane which is at a distance of 3√3 units from the origin and the normal to which is equally inclined to the coordinate axes.
Given :
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To Find : Equation of plane
Formulae :
1) Distance of plane from the origin :
If
is the vector normal to the plane, then distance of the plane from the origin is
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3) Equation of plane :
If
is the vector normal to the plane, then equation of the plane is
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⇒ l = m = n
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Therefore equation of normal vector of the plane having direction cosines l, m, n is
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= √1
= 1
Now,
distance of the plane from the origin is
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Therefore equation of required plane is
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This is the required equation of the plane.