# Line of intersection of two planes

• May 19th 2012, 07:45 AM
Stuck Man
Line of intersection of two planes
2x+3y-5z=0
3x-y+2z=0

I have found the direction vector using the vector product. The answer in the book says the lines goes through point (2,1,1). I think the 0's are a misprint. How do I find that the line goes though that point?
• May 19th 2012, 09:04 AM
Plato
Re: Line of intersection of two planes
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Originally Posted by Stuck Man
2x+3y-5z=0
3x-y+2z=0
I have found the direction vector using the vector product. The answer in the book says the lines goes through point (2,1,1). I think the 0's are a misprint. How do I find that the line goes though that point?

That is indeed a misprint. The line must be a subset of both planes. That point is on neither plane.
The obvious point to pick is $(0,0,0)$.
• May 19th 2012, 09:09 AM
Stuck Man
Re: Line of intersection of two planes
Is it possible to figure out what the constants should be?
• May 19th 2012, 09:46 AM
Plato
Re: Line of intersection of two planes
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Originally Posted by Stuck Man
Is it possible to figure out what the constants should be?

I have no idea what "the constants should be" could mean.
The line is $\left\{ \begin{gathered} x(t) = t \hfill \\ y(t) = - 19t \hfill \\ z(t) = - 11t \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right.$
• May 19th 2012, 10:03 AM
Stuck Man
Re: Line of intersection of two planes
The zeroes. If I put the point (2,1,1) into the plane equations I get -4 for the first constant and 7 for the other.
• May 19th 2012, 11:20 AM
earboth
Re: Line of intersection of two planes
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Originally Posted by Stuck Man
The zeroes. If I put the point (2,1,1) into the plane equations I get -4 <-- that should be 2
for the first constant and 7 for the other.

The planes $p_1: 2x+3y-z=2$ and $p_2: 3x-y+2z = 7$ have the line of interception

$l:\left \{ \begin{array}{l}x=-t+\frac{23}{11} \\ y=19t - \frac8{11} \\ z= 11t\end{array}\right.$ With $t=\frac1{11}$ you'll get the point $(2,1,1)$
• May 19th 2012, 11:48 AM
Stuck Man
Re: Line of intersection of two planes
Yes, thanks.