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Q.Write the axis to which the plane by+cz+d=0by+cz+d=0 is parallel.

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Concept understanding — Plane Parallel to a Coordinate Axis

Plane Parallel to a Coordinate Axis

The general equation of a plane is Ax+By+Cz+D=0Ax + By + Cz + D = 0, whose normal vector is n⃗=(A,B,C)\vec{n} = (A, B, C). 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 xx-term is absent, giving By+Cz+D=0By + Cz + D = 0, the normal (0,B,C)(0, B, C) has no component along the xx-direction (1,0,0)(1,0,0), so the plane runs parallel to the xx-axis. Likewise Ax+Cz+D=0Ax + Cz + D = 0 is parallel to the yy-axis, and Ax+By+D=0Ax + By + D = 0 is parallel to the zz-axis. For instance, 2y+3z=62y + 3z = 6 is parallel to the xx-axis: no matter how xx changes, the equation is unaffected, so the plane extends infinitely in the xx-direction. …

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