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Q.Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points (0,5,0)(0, 5, 0) and (2,0,1)(2, 0, 1).

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A plane through a point AA with position vector aˉ\bar a and normal vector nˉ\bar n has vector equation rˉ⋅nˉ=aˉ⋅nˉ\bar r\cdot\bar n=\bar a\cdot\bar n. Reading (0,5,0)(0,5,0) as the point and (2,0,1)(2,0,1) as the normal vector's components (the standard 2-mark 'point + normal' bookwork item in this syllabus, since two bare points alone cannot fix a unique plane) gives a clean answer.

Note on the stem: a plane through only two points is not uniquely determined (infinitely many planes contain any two points) — a genuine two-point plane problem needs a third point or a stated normal direction. The standard TS Board 2-mark item of this shape is "plane through a point, perpendicular to a given vector", so this is solved with (0,5,0)(0,5,0) as the point AA and (2,0,1)(2,0,1) as the components of the normal nˉ=2iˉ+0jˉ+kˉ\bar n=2\bar i+0\bar j+\bar k.

Step 1. Position vector of the point: aˉ=0iˉ+5jˉ+0kˉ\bar a=0\bar i+5\bar j+0\bar k. Normal vector: nˉ=2iˉ+0jˉ+kˉ\bar n=2\bar i+0\bar j+\bar k.

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