Consider the represented planes:
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and are strictly parallel.
intersects and , but it isn't perpendicular to them.
What is the value of ?
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α : b 2 x + y + z = b x ↔ ( b 2 − b ) x + y + z = 0
β : 2 x + y = − 2 − z ↔ 2 x + y + z = − 2
γ : x + b ( y + z ) = 0 ↔ x + b y + b z = 0
If α and β are strictly parallel, their normal vectors are colinear.
n α : ( b 2 − b , 1 , 1 )
n β : ( 2 , 1 , 1 )
∃ k ∈ R : n α = k n β ↔ ( b 2 − b , 1 , 1 ) = k ( 2 , 1 , 1 ) ↔ k = 1 ∧ b 2 − b = 2 k → b = − 1 ∨ b = 2 .
If γ isn't perpendicular to β and γ :
n α ⋅ n γ = 0 ∧ n β ⋅ n γ = 0
n γ : ( 1 , b , b )
n α ⋅ n γ = 0 ↔ ( b 2 − b , 1 , 1 ) ⋅ ( 1 , b , b ) ↔ b 2 + b = 0 ↔ b = 0 ∨ b = − 1
n β ⋅ n γ = 0 ↔ ( 2 , 1 , 1 ) ⋅ ( 1 , b , b ) = 0 ↔ 2 + 2 b = 0 ↔ b = − 1
T h e n , b = − 1 ∧ b = 0
∴ b = 2