[Math] Plane that passes through the point (−3, 2, 1) and contains the line of intersection of the planes x + y − z = 4 and 4x − y + 5z = 2

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Find an equation of the plane.
The plane that passes through the point
(−3, 2, 1) and contains the line of intersection of the planes
x + y − z = 4
4x − y + 5z = 2

I know the normal to plane 1 is <1,1,-1> and the normal to plane 2 is <4,-1,5>. The cross product of these 2 would give a vector that is in the plane I need to find.

P1 x P2 = <4,-9,-5>

So now I have a point (-3,2,1) and a vector <4,-9,-5> on the plane but I'm not sure what to do next.

Best Answer

The line passes $z=0$ at $(1.2, 2.8, 0)$.

A vector from this point to $(-3,2,1)$ is $(4.2,0.8,-1)$.

This vector cross $(4,-9,-5)$ is $(13,-17,41)$, which is the normal of the plane.

The result is:

$$13(x-(-3))+(-17)(y-2)+(41)(z-1)=0$$

This is the scalar product of a vector in the plane and the normal vector.