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Homework Statement
Find the equation of a plane with distance 3 units from the origin and perpendicular to the line through P(1,2,3) and Q(-2,4,1).
Homework Equations
\vec{n} = \frac{\vec{PQ}}\left|{\vec{PQ}}\left|
Plane Equation: a(x-x0) + b(y-y0) + c(z-z0)
The Attempt at a Solution
Ok so I think I can solve this all the way up until the end.
We have \vec{PQ} = <-3, -2, 2>
so \vec{n} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{17}}<-3,-2,2>
Now if I scale that vector by 3 or -3 I can get a point on the plane that I am looking for, I need to put this into the form of a plane so I use the equation above and end up getting:
\frac{-3}{\sqrt{17}}x + \frac{2}{\sqrt{17}}y - \frac{2}{\sqrt{}17}z = \frac{-27}{17} + \frac{18}{17} + \frac{18}{17}
This can be simplified further but this is where mine and my professors work differs. He gets the following on the right side of the equation = \frac{27}{17} + \frac{12}{17} + \frac{12}{17}
Any ideas?