To find the unit vector normal to the plane π, we first calculate the cross product of the vectors i^+3k^ and 2i^+j^−k^. The cross product is calculated as follows:n=i^12j^01k^3−1=(−3)i^+7j^+k^Now, we find the unit vector nunit by dividing this normal vector by its magnitude. The magnitude of −3i^+7j^+k^ is:(−3)2+72+12=9+49+1=59Thus, the unit vector is:nunit=591(−3i^+7j^+k^)The equation of the plane is given by:−3x+7y+z+d=0Since the plane passes through the point (−3,7,1), we substitute these coordinates into the plane's equation:−3(−3)+7(7)+1+d=09+49+1+d=0d=−59Therefore, the equation of the plane is:−3x+7y+z−59=0 The perpendicular distance p from the origin to the plane can be calculated using the formula for the distance from a point to a plane:p=(−3)2+72+12∣0(−3)+0(7)+0(1)−59∣=5959=59Given p, we calculate:p2+5=(59)2+5=59+5=64=8