Find the direction cosines of the unit vector perpendicular to the plane
+ 1 = 0 passing through the origin.
The given plane equation is![]()
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Now, we calculate the magnitude of the vector
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On dividing both sides of the plane equation by 7, we get
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Recall that the equation of the plane in normal form is given by
where
is a unit vector perpendicular to the plane through the origin.
So, here ![]()
This is a unit vector normal to the plane
.
Thus, the direction cosines of the unit vector perpendicular to the given plane are
.