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Miscellaneous Exercise 6B (Solve) · Q83

Q.Reduce the equation r⃗⋅(6i^+8j^+24k^)=13\vec{r}\cdot(6\hat{i}+8\hat{j}+24\hat{k})=13 to normal form and hence find

(i) the length of the perpendicular from the origin to the plane
(ii) direction cosines of the normal.
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The plane is r⃗⋅(6i^+8j^+24k^)=13\vec r\cdot(6\hat i+8\hat j+24\hat k)=13. Here ∣n∣=36+64+576=676=26|n|=\sqrt{36+64+576}=\sqrt{676}=26.

Dividing through by 2626:

r⃗⋅(626i^+826j^+2426k^)=1326  ⟹  r⃗⋅(313i^+413j^+1213k^)=12.\vec r\cdot\left(\dfrac{6}{26}\hat i+\dfrac{8}{26}\hat j+\dfrac{24}{26}\hat k\right)=\dfrac{13}{26} \implies \vec r\cdot\left(\dfrac{3}{13}\hat i+\dfrac{4}{13}\hat j+\dfrac{12}{13}\hat k\right)=\dfrac12.

This is now normal form r⃗⋅n^=p\vec r\cdot\hat n=p with p=12p=\dfrac12 and n^=(313,413,1213)\hat n=\left(\dfrac{3}{13},\dfrac{4}{13},\dfrac{12}{13}\right). …

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