Find an equation of the plane consisting of all points that are equidistant from (-3, 5, -4) and (-5, 0, 4), and having -2 as th

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Arturiano

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Find an equation of the plane consisting of all points that are equidistant from (-3, 5, -4) and (-5, 0, 4), and having -2 as th

e coefficient of x

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Zina [12.3K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-15T20:29:50+03:00

Answer:

$-2x-5y+8z+4.5=0$

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider an equation of the plane

$ax+by+cz+d=0$

The goal is to find the equation of the plane made up of all points equidistant from (-3, 5, -4) and (-5, 0, 4).

The coefficient of x is set to -2

Using the distance formula= $\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2+(z_2-z_1)^2}$

Let $d_1$ be the distance from point (x,y,z) to (-3,5,-4).

$d_1=\sqrt{(x+3)^2+(y-5)^2+(z+4)^2}$

Let $d_2$ represent the distance to point (-5,0,4) from (x,y,z).

$d_2=\sqrt{(x+5)^2+y^2+(z-4)^2}$

According to the question

$d_1=d_2$

$\sqrt{(x+3)^2+(y-5)^2+(z+4)^2}=\sqrt{(x+5)^2+y^2+(z-4)^2}$

By squaring both sides

$(x+3)^2+(y-5)^2+(z+4)^2=(x+5)^2+y^2+(z-4)^2$

$x^2+6x+9+y^2-10y+25+z^2+8z+16=x^2+10x+25+y^2+z^2-8z+16$

$x^2+6x+50+y^2-10y+z^2+8z-x^2-10x-z^2-y^2+8z-41=0$

$-4x-10y+16z+9=0$

Dividing the equation by 2

$-2x-5y+8z+4.5=0$

lawyer [12.5K] · Answer 2 · 2026-03-15T20:27:01+03:00

lawyer [12.5K]2 months ago

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Answer:

-2x-5y+8z+4.5=0

Step-by-step explanation:

Let (x,y,z) represent the coordinates of the point on the required plane. This point must be equidistant from the points (-3, 5, -4) and (-5, 0, 4), so

$d_1=\sqrt{(x-(-3))^2+(y-5)^2+(z-(-4))^2}=\sqrt{(x+3)^2+(y-5)^2+(z+4)^2}\\ \\d_2=\sqrt{(x-(-5))^2+(y-0)^2+(z-4)^2}=\sqrt{(x+5)^2+y^2+(z-4)^2}\\ \\d_1=d_2\Rightarrow \sqrt{(x+3)^2+(y-5)^2+(z+4)^2}=\sqrt{(x+5)^2+y^2+(z-4)^2}\\ \\(x+3)^2+(y-5)^2+(z+4)^2=(x+5)^2+y^2+(z-4)^2\\ \\x^2+6x+9+y^2-10y+25+z^2+8z+16=x^2+10x+25+y^2+z^2-8z+16\\ \\-4x-10y+16z+9=0\\ \\-2x-5y+8z+4.5=0$