# Math Help - Plane with a line

1. ## Plane with a line

A plane is given by the equation
$3x-4y+2z+4=0$

Find the equation of a line l which lies in the given plane and has distance 6 away from the xy-plane.

The line should be given in the form
$x=t \wedge y=t \wedge z=t$

2. Originally Posted by MatteNoob
A plane is given by the equation
$P: 3x-4y+2z+4=0$

Find the equation of a line l which lies in the given plane and has distance 6 away from the xy-plane.

The line should be given in the form
$x=t \wedge y=t \wedge z=t$
Construct a plane E parallel to the xy-plane and in a distance of 6 units form the xy-plane:

$E: z = 6$

The line you are looking for is $l = P \cap E$ :

Substitute z = 6 into the given equation:

$3x-4y+2\cdot 6 + 4 = 0~\implies~ y = \frac34x + 4$

Therefore

$l:\left\{ \begin {array}{l}x = t \\ y=\frac34t+4 \\ z=6 \end{array}\right.$

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3. Thanks a lot!

4. Originally Posted by MatteNoob
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the thanks - but I've forgotten the second solution.

The plane $E_2: z=-6$ is parallel to the xy-plane too and has also the distance of 6 units to the xy-plane.

Therefore you'll get a second line which satisfies the given conditions:

$
l_2:\left\{ \begin {array}{l}x = t \\ y=\frac34t-2\\ z=-6 \end{array}\right.
$