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Exercise 6.9 · Q3

Q.Find the angle between the line r⃗=(2i^−j^+k^)+t(i^+2j^−2k^)\vec r=(2\hat i-\hat j+\hat k)+t(\hat i+2\hat j-2\hat k) and the plane r⃗⋅(6i^+3j^+2k^)=8\vec r\cdot(6\hat i+3\hat j+2\hat k)=8.

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The angle between a line and a plane uses sin⁡−1\sin^{-1} of the (normalised) dot product between the line's direction and the plane's normal.

Step 1. Data. b⃗=(1,2,−2), n⃗=(6,3,2)\vec b=(1,2,-2),\ \vec n=(6,3,2).

Step 2. Dot product. b⃗⋅n⃗=(1)(6)+(2)(3)+(−2)(2)=6+6−4=8\vec b\cdot\vec n=(1)(6)+(2)(3)+(-2)(2)=6+6-4=8.

Step 3. Magnitudes. ∣b⃗∣=1+4+4=3,∣n⃗∣=36+9+4=7|\vec b|=\sqrt{1+4+4}=3,\quad |\vec n|=\sqrt{36+9+4}=7.

Step 4. Compute sin⁡θ\sin\theta. sin⁡θ=∣8∣3×7=821\sin\theta=\dfrac{|8|}{3\times7}=\dfrac{8}{21}.

Step 5. Solve for θ\theta. θ=sin⁡−1(821)\theta=\sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac8{21}\right).

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θ=sin⁡−1(821)\theta=\sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac{8}{21}\right).

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