How do you find the vector parametrization of the line of intersection of two planes $2x - y - z = 5$ and $x - y + 3z = 2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-03-22T12:18:52

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$x=t$

$z=1/4t-3/4$

$y=7/4t-17/4$ .

Let's solve the system of the two equations, explaining two letters in function of the third:

$2x-y-z=5$

$x-y+3z=2$

So:

$y=2x-z-5$

$x-(2x-z-5)+3z=2rArrx-2x+z+5+3z=2rArr$

$4z=x-3rArrz=1/4x-3/4$

so:

$y=2x-(1/4x-3/4)-5rArry=2x-1/4x+3/4-5$

$y=7/4x-17/4$ .

SO:

$z=1/4x-3/4$

$y=7/4x-17/4$

and if we put $x=t$ :

$x=t$

$z=1/4t-3/4$

$y=7/4t-17/4$ .

How do you find the vector parametrization of the line of intersection of two planes 2x - y - z = 52x - y - z = 5 and x - y + 3z = 2x - y + 3z = 2?