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Lines and Planes in Space

Students write vector and parametric equations of lines in space, find the equation of a plane from a point and a normal vector or from three points, find where a line meets a plane, and calculate the distance from a point to a plane and the angle between two planes.

Unit 6 · Lesson 20 · Vectors and 3D Geometry

Preview

Lines and Planes in Space — Slide 1
  • Lines and Planes in Space — Slide 4
    Slide 4
  • Lines and Planes in Space — Slide 7
    Slide 7
  • Lines and Planes in Space — Slide 15
    Slide 15
  • Lines and Planes in Space — Slide 16
    Slide 16
  • Lines and Planes in Space — Worksheet, page 1
    Worksheet, page 1
  • Lines and Planes in Space — Answer key, page 1
    Answer key, page 1

Learning objectives

  • Write the vector and parametric equations of a line through a point with a given direction.
  • Find the equation ax + by + cz = d of a plane from a point and a normal vector, or from three points using the cross product.
  • Find where a line meets a plane, the distance from a point to a plane and the angle between two planes.

What's inside

  • 38 PowerPoint slides: lesson, worked examples and the worksheet with solutions
  • 11 worksheet questions (32 marks) with step-by-step solutions
  • Printable worksheet (3 pages) and a teacher answer key
  • Fully editable in PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote and Word

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