Equation of the plane passing through the point $(2,0,5)$ and parallel to the vectors…

Equation of the plane passing through the point $(2,0,5)$ and parallel to the vectors $\hat{i}-\hat{j}+\hat{k}$ and $3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$ is
  1. $x-4 y-z+3=0$
  2. $x+4 y+5 z-27=0$
  3. $x-4 y-5 z+23=0$
  4. $x-4 y+z-7=0$

Solution

Normal to the plane is perpendicular to the given vectors. Hence equation of normal is $\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \hat{\mathrm{i}} & \hat{\mathrm{j}} & \hat{\mathrm{k}} \\ 1 & -1 & 1 \\ 3 & 2 & -1 \end{array}\right|=\hat{\mathrm{i}}(-1)-\hat{\mathrm{j}}(-4)+\hat{\mathrm{k}}(5)=-\hat{\mathrm{i}}+4 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}$ Hence equation of required plane is $\begin{aligned} & (-1)(\mathrm{x}-2)+(4)(\mathrm{y}-0)+(5)(\mathrm{z}-5)=0 \\ & \therefore-\mathrm{x}+2+4 \mathrm{y}+5 \mathrm{z}-25=0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{x}-4 \mathrm{y}-5 \mathrm{z}+23=0 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (21 Sep Shift 2)

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