Q.Write the axis to which the plane is parallel.
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Plane Parallel to a Coordinate Axis
The general equation of a plane is , whose normal vector is . A plane is parallel to a coordinate axis precisely when its normal is perpendicular to that axis, and this happens exactly when the coefficient of the corresponding variable is zero. So a missing variable in the equation is the tell-tale sign.
Concretely, if the -term is absent, giving , the normal has no component along the -direction , so the plane runs parallel to the -axis. Likewise is parallel to the -axis, and is parallel to the -axis. For instance, is parallel to the -axis: no matter how changes, the equation is unaffected, so the plane extends infinitely in the -direction. …
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