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Chapter 1 Topics in Analytic Geometry

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••••••MA112 Section 750001: Prepared by Dr.Archara Pacheenburawana 50yvLP(x 0 ,y 0 )(a,b)xzP 0 (x 0 ,y 0 ,z 0 )vL(a,b,c)yxFor example, consider a l<strong>in</strong>e L <strong>in</strong> 3-space that passes through the po<strong>in</strong>t P 0 (x 0 ,y 0 ,z 0 ) andis parallel to the nonzero vector v = 〈a,b,c〉. Then L consists precisely of those po<strong>in</strong>tP(x,y,z) for which the vector −−→ P 0 P is parallel to v.zP 0 (x 0 ,y 0 ,z 0 )vP•L(a,b,c)yxIn other words, the po<strong>in</strong>t P(x,y,z) is on L if and only if −−→ P 0 P is a scalar multiple of v, sayThis equation can be written aswhich implies that−−→P 0 P = tv〈x−x 0 ,y −y 0 ,z −z 0 〉 = 〈ta,tb,tc〉x−x 0 = ta, y −y 0 = tb, z −z 0 = tcThus, L can be described by the parametric equationsx = x 0 +at, y = y 0 +bt, z = z 0 +ctA similar description applies to l<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> 2-space.Theorem 3.14(a) The l<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> 2-space that passes through the po<strong>in</strong>t P 0 (x 0 ,y 0 ) and is parallel to thenonzero vector v = 〈a,b〉 = ai+bj has parametric equationsx = x 0 +at, y = y 0 +bt (3.22)

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