Hi,
Can someone please post a solution to the last part of this question?
Question 3. [20 marks] Let Π1 be the x-y plane (i.e. with equation z = 0), let Π2 be the x-z
plane (i.e. with equation y = 0), let Π3 be the y-z plane (i.e. with equation x = 0), and let Π4
be the plane with equation x+y+z = 1. Let Q be the point with position vector q =(-3 2 1)
(a) Determine the distance between Q and Π1. [2]
(b) Determine the distance between Q and Π4. [3]
(c) Determine the coordinates of the point on Π4 that is closest to Q. [3]
(d) If A denotes the point in the intersection Π1 ∩ Π2 ∩ Π4, and B denotes the point in the
intersection Π1 ∩ Π3 ∩ Π4, determine the coordinates of the mid-point C of A and B. [3]
(e) If l denotes the line through the points C (from part (d) above) and Q, then determine
the coordinates of the point in the intersection l ∩ Π3. [4]
(f) Determine the coordinates of a point which is equidistant from the four planes Π1, Π2,
Π3, Π4 (i.e. the point has the same distance from each of these planes).
Thank you!