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Flowergirl
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Homework Statement
I am given the following vectors :
Code:
p = 3 q = 2 r = 5
2 4 3
-4 -3 -1
They ask to find these:
1. a normal to the plane containing p, q and r.
2. the distance from the origin to the plane containing p, q and r
3. The distance from r to the line containing p and q
4. The matrix and translation of the affine transformation T:ℝ3 → ℝ3 which projects points orthogonally onto the plane containing p, q and r.
Homework Equations
equation for a normal to a plane:
f(x,y,z) = ax + by + cz + d = 0
projection equation:
projvn = (|v . n|/|v|2) . v
The Attempt at a Solution
I will have to edit this in since i need to leave quickly but I would still like to throw this out there, I know the equations, I know the normal is a vector which is orthogonal to the plane and thus who's dot product is equal to zero, but I do not know how to go about it.
As for #2 I do not know how to solve for an equation in which all vectors equal zero.
#3 I think the line containing p and q will be p - q = s, and i must project r onto s to find the distance
for #4 I do not understand what they are asking.