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Question
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Write the intercept cut off by the plane 2x + y – z = 5 on x-axis.

Solution

2 x + y - z = 5

Dividing both sides by 5,

2 x5 + y5 - z5 = 1  x52+ y5 + z- 5 = 1It is known that the equation of a plane in intercept form is  xa + yb + cz = 1,where  a,  b  and  c are the intercepts cut off by the plane at  x,  y,  and  z- axesrespectively.

Thus, the intercept cut off by the given plane on the x-axis is  52.

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