SOLID ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

z
Gen. Equation of a Plane
Ax + By + Cz + D = 0

Intercept Form ( for sketching)

B zo
x y z
γ d + + =1
β a b c
y
A −D −D −D
α a= b= c=
xo A B C
yo For Two Planes
x A1 B1 C1
= = PARALLEL
Distance Formula
A2 B2 C 2

d= x2o + y2o + z2o

A1 A2 + B1 B2 + C1C 2 = 0 PERPENDICULAR
Direction of Cosines
xo yo
cos α = cos β =
d d
zo
cos γ =
d
Distance from a point P1(x1, y1, z1) to the Standard Equation of a Sphere
Plane Ax + By + Cz + D = 0.
( x − h ) 2 + ( y − k )2 + ( z − m )2 = r 2
Ax1 + By1 + Cz1 + D
d= c(h,k,m)
A2 + B 2 + C 2

For an Ellipsoid
Angle between two planes

A1x + B1y + C1z + D = 0

( x − h ) 2 + ( y − k )2 + ( z − m ) 2 = 1
a2 b2 c2
A2x + B2y + C2z + D = 0 4
V = π abc
3
A1A2 + B1B2 + C1C2
Cos θ =
A12 + B12 + C12 A2 2 + B2 2 + C2 2

Distance between two planes

D1 − D 2
d=
A2 + B 2 + C 2