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Citizen <FlammesSombres@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hi all,
>
> Can you please help me with this math problem?
>
> The plane x - 3y - z = 12 is parallel to the plane x - 3y - z = 0.
> One particular point on this plane is (12, 0, 0). All points all the
> plane have the form (x, y, z) = (a, 0, 0,) + y(b, 1, 0) + z(c, 0, 1).
>
> what are a, b, and c?
>
> Thank you very much for the help.
From your first equation, x = 12 + 3y + z. From the last equation,
x = a + by + cz. Guess what a, b and c are. Check your guess.
The second equation is not relevant.
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Paul Sperry
Columbia, SC (USA)
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