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Question : 47 of 78
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Find the equation of the plane through the line of intersection of the planes x + y + z = 1 and 2x + 3y + 4z = 5 which is perpendicular to the plane x – y + z = 0.
Solution:  
Any plane through the line of intersection of the planes x + y + z – 1 = 0 and 2x + 3y + 4z – 5 = 0 is
(x + y + z – 1) + k( 2x + 3y + 4z – 5) = 0
i.e. (1 + 2k) x + (1 + 3k) y + (1 + 4k) z – (1 + 5k) = 0 ...(1)
Since it is perpendicular to the plane x – y + z = 0 ...(2)
∴ Their normals are perpendicular
⇒ (1 + 2k) (1) + (1 + 3k) (–1) + (1 + 4k) (1) = 0
⇒ 1 + 2k – 1 – 3k + 1 + 4k = 0
⇒3k=−1⇒k=−13\Rightarrow 3k=-1 \Rightarrow k=-\frac{1}{3}
Putting in (1), we get, (1−23)x\left(1-\frac{2}{3}\right)x +(1−1)y+(1−43)z−(1−53)=0+(1-1)y+\left(1-\frac{4}{3}\right)z-\left(1-\frac{5}{3}\right)=0
⇒13x−13z+23=0\Rightarrow \frac{1}{3}x - \frac{1}{3}z + \frac{2}{3}=0
⇒ x – z + 2 = 0, which is the required equation
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