Calculus Examples

Find the Intersection of the Line Perpendicular to Plane 1 Through the Origin and Plane 2 y=x , y = fourth root of x
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Step 1
Get each plane equation in standard form.
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Step 1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
To find the intersection of the line through a point perpendicular to plane and plane :
1. Find the normal vectors of plane and plane where the normal vectors are and . Check to see if the dot product is 0.
2. Create a set of parametric equations such that , , and .
3. Substitute these equations into the equation for plane such that and solve for .
4. Using the value of , solve the parametric equations , , and for to find the intersection .
Step 3
Find the normal vectors for each plane and determine if they are perpendicular by calculating the dot product.
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Step 3.1
is . Find the normal vector from the plane equation of the form .
Step 3.2
is . Find the normal vector from the plane equation of the form .
Step 3.3
Calculate the dot product of and by summing the products of the corresponding , , and values in the normal vectors.
Step 3.4
Simplify the dot product.
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Step 3.4.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 3.4.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.4.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by adding numbers.
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Step 3.4.3.1
Add and .
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Add and .
Step 4
Next, build a set of parametric equations ,, and using the origin for the point and the values from the normal vector for the values of , , and . This set of parametric equations represents the line through the origin that is perpendicular to .
Step 5
Substitute the expression for , , and into the equation for .
Step 6
Solve the equation for .
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Step 6.1
Solve for .
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Step 6.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 6.1.1.1
Add and .
Step 6.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.2
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, raise both sides of the equation to the power of .
Step 6.3
Simplify each side of the equation.
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Step 6.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.3.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 6.3.2.1.1
Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 6.3.2.1.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 6.3.2.1.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 6.3.2.1.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.2.1.6.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 6.3.2.1.8.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.2.1.8.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
Step 6.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.3.3.1
Simplify .
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Step 6.3.3.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
Step 6.4
Solve for .
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Step 6.4.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.4.2
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 6.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Step 6.4.2.1.1
Reorder and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 6.4.2.3
Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the sum of cubes formula, where and .
Step 6.4.2.4
Factor.
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Step 6.4.2.4.1
Simplify.
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Step 6.4.2.4.1.1
Multiply by .
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One to any power is one.
Step 6.4.2.4.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 6.4.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6.4.4
Set equal to .
Step 6.4.5
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 6.4.5.1
Set equal to .
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.4.6
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 6.4.6.1
Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Step 6.4.6.2.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 6.4.6.2.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
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Simplify.
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Step 6.4.6.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.4.6.2.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 6.4.6.2.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Change the to .
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Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Step 6.4.6.2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Change the to .
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The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 6.4.7
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 7
Solve the parametric equations for , , and using the value of .
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Step 7.1
Solve the equation for .
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Step 7.1.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 7.1.2
Simplify .
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Step 7.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.1.2.1.1
Multiply by each element of the matrix.
Step 7.1.2.1.2
Simplify each element in the matrix.
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Step 7.1.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 7.2
Solve the equation for .
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Step 7.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 7.2.2
Simplify .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 7.3
Solve the equation for .
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Step 7.3.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 7.3.2
Simplify .
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Step 7.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.3.2.1.1
Multiply by each element of the matrix.
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Simplify each element in the matrix.
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Step 7.3.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 7.4
The solved parametric equations for , , and .
Step 8
Using the values calculated for , , and , the intersection point is found to be .