Section 13.5 Worksheet: (part b - planes)

Assigned problems: Exercises pp. 853-854, #5, 14, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30, 37, 40, 42, 43, 50, 52, 54, 62 (due Monday, 11/17).

1. How do we find the vector equation of a plane, given that we have two vectors lying in the plane and a point on the plane?

2. What are the scalar equations of the coordinate planes?

3. What are the parametric equations for a plane?

4. Draw a picture to help you figure out how to calculate the distance between a given point and a given plane.