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    1. The document describes an activity to demonstrate the equation of a plane in normal form using plywood, a wooden rod, nuts, bolts, and wires. 2. A rod is fixed perpendicularly between two pieces of plywood to represent the normal to the plane. Wires are attached to represent vectors a and r, with the third wire representing the vector r - a. 3. By showing that the vector r - a is perpendicular to the normal n, the equation (r - a)·n = 0 represents the plane in normal form.

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    1. The document describes an activity to demonstrate the equation of a plane in normal form using plywood, a wooden rod, nuts, bolts, and wires. 2. A rod is fixed perpendicularly between two pieces of plywood to represent the normal to the plane. Wires are attached to represent vectors a and r, with the third wire representing the vector r - a. 3. By showing that the vector r - a is perpendicular to the normal n, the equation (r - a)·n = 0 represents the plane in normal form.

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    1. The document describes an activity to demonstrate the equation of a plane in normal form using plywood, a wooden rod, nuts, bolts, and wires. 2. A rod is fixed perpendicularly between two pieces of plywood to represent the normal to the plane. Wires are attached to represent vectors a and r, with the third wire representing the vector r - a. 3. By showing that the vector r - a is perpendicular to the normal n, the equation (r - a)·n = 0 represents the plane in normal form.

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    Activities 23

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    1. The document describes an activity to demonstrate the equation of a plane in normal form using plywood, a wooden rod, nuts, bolts, and wires. 2. A rod is fixed perpendicularly between two pieces of plywood to represent the normal to the plane. Wires are attached to represent vectors a and r, with the third wire representing the vector r - a. 3. By showing that the vector r - a is perpendicular to the normal n, the equation (r - a)·n = 0 represents the plane in normal form.

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    Activity 23

    OBJECTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRED


    To demonstrate the equation of a plane Two pieces of plywood of size
    in normal form. 10 cm × 12 cm, a thin wooden rod
    with nuts and bolts fixed on both
    sides, 3 pieces of wires, pen/pencil.

    METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION
    1. Fix the wooden rod in between two wooden pieces with nuts and bolts so
    that the rod is perpendicular to the two wooden pieces. So, it represents the
    normal to the plane.
    
     fix, them as shown in Fig. 23so that OP represents
    2. Take three wires and
    the vector a and OA represents r . Then the wire PA represents the vector
     
    r–a.

    DEMONSTRATION
      
    1. The wire PA, i.e., the vector ( r – a ) lies on plane 1. On representing n as
     
    normal to plane 1, n is perpendicular to ( r – a ), normal to the plane.
    2. Hence ( r – a ) ⋅ n = 0 which gives the equation of plane in the normal form.
      

    24/04/18
    OBSERVATION
     
    1. a is the position vector of _________, r is the position vector of
    
    _________ vector n is perpendicular to the vector __________.
     
    2. ( r – a ). nˆ = 0 , is the equation of the plane ________, in _______ form.

    APPLICATION
    This activity can also be utilised to show the position vector of a point in space
     
    (i.e., a as position vector of O, r the position vector of A).

    164 Laboratory Manual

    24/04/18

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