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Parellel Lines in 3D:


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Determine that the lines

L1: x = 3 - 2t, y = 5 + t, z = -4 + 3t and

L2:

are parallel.

If the lines are parallel, their vectors must be proportional, so get the vectors for each line.

For L1, the components of the vector are the coefficients of t in the parametric equations:

n1 = -2i + j + 3k

For L2, the components of the vector are the respective denominators:

n2 = 4i - 2j - 6k.

We see that n2 = -2*n1. Hence the lines are parallel.

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