Find the values of P so the line\(\frac{1-x}{3}=\frac{7y-14}{2p}=\frac{z-3}{2}\) and \(\frac{7-7x}{3p}=\frac{y-5}{1}=\frac{6-z}{5}\) are at right angles.
The given equation can be written in the standard form as
\(\frac{x-1}{-3}=\frac{y-2}{\frac{2p}{7}}=\frac{z-3}{2}\) and \(\frac{x-1}{\frac{-3p}{7}}=\frac{y-5}{1}=\frac{6-z}{-5}\)
The direction ratios of the lines are -3 ,\(\frac{2p}{7}\), 2, and \(\frac{-3p}{7}\), 1, -5 respectively.
Two lines with direction ratios, a1, b1, c1, and a2, b2, c2, are perpendicular to each other, if a1a2+b1b2+c1c2=0
∴(-3)\(\bigg(\frac{-3p}{7}\bigg)+\bigg(\frac{2p}{7}\bigg)\)(1)+2.(-5)=0
\(\Rightarrow \frac{9p}{7}+\frac{2p}{7}=10\)
\(\Rightarrow \) 11p=70
\(\Rightarrow \) p=\(\frac{70}{11}\)
Thus, the value of P is \(\frac{70}{11}\).
Show that the following lines intersect. Also, find their point of intersection:
Line 1: \[ \frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y - 2}{3} = \frac{z - 3}{4} \]
Line 2: \[ \frac{x - 4}{5} = \frac{y - 1}{2} = z \]
The vector equations of two lines are given as:
Line 1: \[ \vec{r}_1 = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - 4\hat{k} + \lambda(4\hat{i} + 6\hat{j} + 12\hat{k}) \]
Line 2: \[ \vec{r}_2 = 3\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} - 5\hat{k} + \mu(6\hat{i} + 9\hat{j} + 18\hat{k}) \]
Determine whether the lines are parallel, intersecting, skew, or coincident. If they are not coincident, find the shortest distance between them.
Determine the vector equation of the line that passes through the point \( (1, 2, -3) \) and is perpendicular to both of the following lines:
\[ \frac{x - 8}{3} = \frac{y + 16}{7} = \frac{z - 10}{-16} \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{x - 15}{3} = \frac{y - 29}{-8} = \frac{z - 5}{-5} \]
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The two straight lines, whenever intersects, form two sets of angles. The angles so formed after the intersection are;
The absolute values of angles created depend on the slopes of the intersecting lines.
It is also worth taking note, that the angle so formed by the intersection of two lines cannot be calculated if any of the lines is parallel to the y-axis as the slope of a line parallel to the y-axis is an indeterminate.
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