[Math] Find the equation of the plane that passes through the line of intersection of the planes…

analytic geometry

Find the equation of the plane that passes through the line of intersection of the planes $4x – 2y + z – 3 = 0$ and $2x – y + 3z + 1 = 0$, and that is perpendicular to the plane $3x + y – z + 7 = 0$.

This is what I got: $3x + 4y – z + 15 = 0$.

Can you please tell me if this is right?

Thanks in advance!

Here is my work:

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EDIT:

Changed my answer to: 2x + 3y + 9z – 9 = 0

Best Answer

Hint: Any plane passing through intersection of $4x - 2y + z - 3 = 0$ and $2x - y + 3z + 1 = 0$ is given by $$(4x - 2y + z - 3) + k(2x - y + 3z + 1) = 0$$ or what is the same as $$(2k + 4)x - (k + 2)y + (3k + 1)z + k - 3 = 0$$

This is perpendicular to $3x + y - z + 7 = 0$. Using dot product of normal vectors you can now find $k$.

EDIT: If you do calculations you will find $k = -9/2$ and final answer would be same as that provided in another answer namely $-2x + y - 5z = 3$ or $2x - y + 5z + 3 = 0$