Let be the line of intersection of the planes given by the equationsLet be the line passing through the point and parallel to . Let denote the plane given by the equationSuppose that the line meets the plane at the point . Let be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from to the plane .If the length of the line segment is and the area of is , find the value of 4$$\ell$$^2 A^2.\
The problem asks for the value of , where is the length of segment and is the area of triangle .
First, I will determine the direction of line by taking the cross product of the normal vectors of the two planes defining it. Then, I will define line passing through with this direction. Next, I will find the intersection point of line and the plane . I will also find the point , which is the projection of onto plane . Since is perpendicular to the plane and lies in , the triangle is a right-angled triangle with the right angle at . Finally, I will calculate , , and the area , and compute the required value.
[PYTHON] import numpy as np
Define normal vectors for the planes defining L1
n1 = np.array([2, 3, 1]) n2 = np.array([1, 2, 1])
Direction vector of L1 (and L2)
d = np.cross(n1, n2)
print(f"Direction vector d: {d}")
Point P
P = np.array([2, -1, 3])
Plane Pi: 2x + y - 2z = 6
Normal vector n_pi and constant k_pi
n_pi = np.array([2, 1, -2]) k_pi = 6
Find Q: Intersection of L2 and Pi
L2: r = P + t * d
Substitute into plane equation: n_pi . (P + t * d) = k_pi
n_pi . P + t * (n_pi . d) = k_pi
t = (k_pi - n_pi . P) / (n_pi . d)
numerator = k_pi - np.dot(n_pi, P) denominator = np.dot(n_pi, d)
if denominator == 0: print("Line is parallel to the plane.") else: t_Q = numerator / denominator Q = P + t_Q * d
# Calculate length l = PQ
l_vec = Q - P
l = np.linalg.norm(l_vec)
l_sq = np.dot(l_vec, l_vec) # l^2
# Find R: Projection of P onto Pi
# Line PR is parallel to n_pi
# R = P + s * n_pi
# Substitute into plane equation: n_pi . (P + s * n_pi) = k_pi
# s = (k_pi - n_pi . P) / (n_pi . n_pi)
s_R = (k_pi - np.dot(n_pi, P)) / np.dot(n_pi, n_pi)
R = P + s_R * n_pi
# Calculate height h = PR
h_vec = R - P
h = np.linalg.norm(h_vec)
h_sq = np.dot(h_vec, h_vec) # h^2
# Calculate RQ
rq_vec = Q - R
rq_sq = np.dot(rq_vec, rq_vec)
# Verify right triangle
# dot_prod = np.dot(h_vec, rq_vec)
# print(f"Dot product PR . RQ: {dot_prod}") # Should be 0
# Area A = 0.5 * PR * RQ
# A^2 = 0.25 * PR^2 * RQ^2
A_sq = 0.25 * h_sq * rq_sq
result = 4 * l_sq * A_sq
print(f"Direction d: {d}")
print(f"P: {P}")
print(f"Q: {Q}")
print(f"R: {R}")
print(f"l^2: {l_sq}")
print(f"h^2 (PR^2): {h_sq}")
print(f"RQ^2: {rq_sq}")
print(f"A^2: {A_sq}")
print(f"Result: {result}")
[/PYTHON]
The direction vector of is the cross product of the normal vectors of the two planes: [ \mathbf{d} = \begin{vmatrix} \mathbf{i} & \mathbf{j} & \mathbf{k} \ 2 & 3 & 1 \ 1 & 2 & 1 \end{vmatrix} = (3(1) - 1(2))\mathbf{i} - (2(1) - 1(1))\mathbf{j} + (2(2) - 3(1))\mathbf{k} = \mathbf{i} - \mathbf{j} + \mathbf{k} = (1, -1, 1). ] The line passes through and has direction vector . Its parametric equations are , , . To find the intersection point with the plane , we substitute the parametric equations into the plane equation: [ 2(2 + t) + (-1 - t) - 2(3 + t) = 6 ] [ 4 + 2t - 1 - t - 6 - 2t = 6 ] [ -3 - t = 6 \implies t = -9. ] The point corresponds to : [ Q = (2 - 9, -1 - (-9), 3 - 9) = (-7, 8, -6). ] The length squared of is .
is the foot of the perpendicular from to the plane . The distance is given by the formula for the distance from a point to a plane: [ PR = \frac{|2(2) + 1(-1) - 2(3) - 6|}{\sqrt{2^2 + 1^2 + (-2)^2}} = \frac{|4 - 1 - 6 - 6|}{\sqrt{9}} = \frac{|-9|}{3} = 3. ] So . Since and lies in , is a right triangle with hypotenuse . By the Pythagorean theorem, . The area of is . Thus, . We need to find : [ 4\ell^2 A^2 = 4 \cdot 243 \cdot 526.5 = 243 \cdot 2106 = 511758. ]
\boxed{511758}