Equations of Lines HW
Equations of Lines HW
Equations of Lines
Find a vector equation of each line described.
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1) passing through (3, -4) and in the direction .
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2) passing through (1, 4) and (3, 1)
3) passing through (0, 1, -1) and (5, -1, 3)
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and parameter s.
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4) Find the parametric equations of the line passing through (-1, 4) with direction vector
Find points on the line when s = 0, 1, 3, -1, -4.
5) Does (3, -2) lie on the line with parametric equations x = t + 2,y = 1 3t ? Does (0, 6) lie on this line?
6) The vector equations of two lines are given below. The lines intersect at the point P. Find the position
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, r2 =
+ t
vector of P. r1 = + s
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2
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8) Find a vector equation for the line passing through the point (4, 3) and parallel to the vector i 2j.
x 1 2
x 1 1
y
0 t 1 . Determine whether
z
3 2
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a) Show that line 4 and line 5 intersect and find the angle between them.
b) Show that line 3 and line 5 are skew (not intersecting or parallel)