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Q.r⃗=si⃗+tj⃗\vec{r} = s\vec{i} + t\vec{j} is the equation of :

(a) yozyoz plane
(b) a straight line joining the points i⃗\vec{i} and j⃗\vec{j}
(c) zoxzox plane
(d) xoyxoy plane
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Since r⃗=si⃗+tj⃗\vec r=s\vec i+t\vec j has no k⃗\vec k component and s,ts,t vary freely, it sweeps out every point with z=0z=0, which is exactly the xoyxoy plane.

  1. Write r⃗=si⃗+tj⃗+0k⃗\vec r = s\vec i + t\vec j + 0\vec k, so the corresponding Cartesian point is (x,y,z)=(s,t,0)(x,y,z) = (s,t,0).
  2. As the parameters ss and tt independently range over all real numbers, xx and yy take every possible real value while zz is always 00.
  3. The set of all points with z=0z=0 (and x,yx,y unrestricted) is, by definition, the xoyxoy-coordinate plane. …

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