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X F (T), y G (T) T D.: As The Vector Equation of Line Through Any Point and Parallel To D Is Given by

The document discusses parametric equations for a straight line passing through a point and parallel to a given vector. It provides the general form of parametric equations as x-x1=at, y-y1=bt, z-z1=ct, where (a,b,c) is the vector parallel to the line. It then works through examples of finding the parametric equations for lines passing through given points and parallel to given vectors. Finally, it discusses the symmetric form of the parametric equation.

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X F (T), y G (T) T D.: As The Vector Equation of Line Through Any Point and Parallel To D Is Given by

The document discusses parametric equations for a straight line passing through a point and parallel to a given vector. It provides the general form of parametric equations as x-x1=at, y-y1=bt, z-z1=ct, where (a,b,c) is the vector parallel to the line. It then works through examples of finding the parametric equations for lines passing through given points and parallel to given vectors. Finally, it discusses the symmetric form of the parametric equation.

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x = f(t), y = g(t) t D.

As the vector equation of line through any point and parallel to d is given by:
AP = (x -

x 1 i + (y -

y 1 j + (z -

z1 k

(1
Also we know that point P any point on line then
AP= t d
(II
We have
(x -

x 1 i + (y -

y 1 j + (z -

z1 k

=t(

ai +

bj +

ck )

By comparing components we have


I.

x-

x1 = a t

II.

y-

y1

=bt

III.

z-

z1

=ct

(PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS)

In arranged form we also have

xx 1
a
y y1
b
z z1
c

=t
=t
=t

Question: Find parametric equation for straight line through A ( 2, 4 ,3) and
parallel to vector
d ( 4, 0, -7)

Solution:
As we know that:
I.

x-

x1 = a t

y-

y1 = b t

z-

z1

=ct
So,
x 2 = 4t

y4=0

z 3 = -7 t

So parametric equations are


x=4t+2

y=4

z=37t

Question 2: Find parametric equation for straight line through A ( 5, 6 ,3)

and parallel to vector

d ( -7, -6, -7)

SYMMETRIC FORM OF EQUATION:

There is one more form of the line that we want to look at. If we assume
that a, b, and c are all non-zero numbers we can solve each of the equations
in the parametric form of the line for t. We can then set all of them equal to
each other since t will be the same number in each. Doing this gives the
following,

xx 1 y y 1
=
a
b

z z1
c

=t

(This is known as symmetric form of equation)

Question:

Write down symmetric form of line through A (5, 4 ,3) and B (2 ,8 ,-7) ?

To do this we have to find out parallel vector of AB


AB = (

x2

x1

), (

y2

y1

), (

z2

z1

d = AB = (-3, 4,-10)
Once we got this then,
d = (5, 4, 3) + t (-3, 4,-10)
d = (5- 3t, 4+4t, 3-10t)
So we have;
x = 5 3t
y = 4+4t
z = 3-10t
Here is symmetric form
x5 y 4
=
3
4

z3
10

=t

If one of a, b, or c does happen to be zero we can still write down the


symmetric equations. To see this lets suppose that b = 0, a=0, c=0 In this
case t will not exist in the parametric equation for y ,x and z and so we will
only solve the parametric equations for t. We then set those equal and
acknowledge the parametric equation for y as follows,
So,
x=

x1

y=

y1

z=

z1

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