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viktelen [127]
3 years ago
8

Find an equation of the plane that passes through the point (1, 3, 4) and cuts off the smallest volume in the first octant.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Helen [10]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

12x +4y + 3z=36

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of plane is given by

z-zo = a(x-xo) + b(y-yo)

pass through (1,3,4)

Z -4 = a(x -1) +b(y-3)

The question is asking us to optimize a and b. To minimize the volume V both a and b should be negative as the normal vector should be towards the negative x and y direction so that a finite tetrahedron can be formed in the first octant.

we need x , y and z intercepts o define volume

x intercept( y, z =0) = \frac{a+3b-4}{a}

y intercept (x, z =0) = \frac{a+3b-4}{b}

z intercept ( x, y =0) = -(a+3b-4)

Base = \frac{(a+3b-4)^2}{2ab}

Volume = \frac{1}{3}*base*height

Volume(a, b) = \frac{-(a+3b-4)^3}{6ab}

now we differentiate partially in terms to a and b the volume to minimize and get a and b.

ΔV(a, b) = \frac{-1}{6}(\frac{3(a+3b-4)^2ab-b(a+3b-4)^3}{a^2b^2} ,\frac{-1}{6}(\frac{9(a+3b-4)^2ab-a(a+3b-4)^3}{a^2b^2}  = 0

Taking the first part of differential it will give

b(a+3b-4) [3a -(a+3b -4)] =0

(a+3b-4) \neq 0 because the volume will become zero if this becomes true

2a -3b = -4  ..................(1)

similarly the second part of the differential will give

a-6b=4 ................(2)

on solving 1 and 2 we get

a = -4 and b = -4/3

so the equation will be

Z -4 = -4(x -1) - 4/3*(y-3)

final equation

12x +4y + 3z=36

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