Find the vector and cartesian equations of the line that passes

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51. Find a vector equation of the line through the points A (3, 4, – 7) and B (1, – 1, 6).
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52. Find the vector equation for the line passing through the points (– 1, 0, 2) and (3, 4, 6).
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53. Find the vector and cartesian equations of the line that passes through the origin and (5,- 2, 3).


The line passes through the points A(0, 0, 0) and B(5, – 2, 3)
therefore space space space space straight a with rightwards arrow on top space equals space 0 with rightwards arrow on top comma space space straight b with rightwards arrow on top space equals space 5 space straight i with hat on top space minus space 2 space straight j with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight k with hat on top
where straight a with rightwards arrow on top comma space straight b with rightwards arrow on top are position vectors of A, B respectively.
 therefore space space space space space straight b with rightwards arrow on top space minus space straight a with rightwards arrow on top space equals space 5 space straight i with hat on top space minus space 2 space straight j with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight k with hat on top
Let straight r with rightwards arrow on top be the position vector of any point  on the given line.
∴   the vector equation of line is
                            straight r with rightwards arrow on top space equals space straight a with rightwards arrow on top space plus space straight lambda left parenthesis straight b with rightwards arrow on top minus straight a with rightwards arrow on top right parenthesis
or                        straight r with rightwards arrow on top space equals space 0 with rightwards arrow on top plus straight lambda left parenthesis 5 straight i with hat on top space minus space 2 space straight j with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight k with hat on top right parenthesis
or                        straight r with rightwards arrow on top space equals space straight lambda left parenthesis 5 space straight i with hat on top space minus space 2 space straight j with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight k with hat on top right parenthesis
Taking straight r with rightwards arrow on top space equals space straight x space straight i with hat on top space plus space space straight y space straight j with hat on top space plus space straight z space straight k with hat on top comma space the equation of line is
        straight x space straight i with hat on top space plus space straight y space straight j with hat on top space space plus straight z space straight k with hat on top space equals space 5 space straight lambda space straight i with hat on top space minus space space 2 space straight lambda space straight j with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight lambda space straight k with hat on top
Comparing the coefficients of straight i with hat on top comma space straight j with hat on top comma space straight k with hat on top comma space we space get comma
            straight x space equals space 5 straight lambda comma space space space straight y space equals space minus 2 straight lambda comma space space straight z space equals space 3 straight lambda
or            fraction numerator straight x minus 0 over denominator 5 end fraction space equals space fraction numerator straight y minus 0 over denominator negative 2 end fraction space equals space fraction numerator straight z minus 0 over denominator 3 end fraction space left parenthesis space equals space straight lambda right parenthesis
which is cartesian equation of line.
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54. Find the vector and the cartesian equations of the line that passes through the points (3, – 2, – 5), (3, – 2, 6).
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55. Find the vector equation of line joining the points whose vectors are 2 space straight i with hat on top minus straight j with hat on top plus straight k with hat on top space space and space straight i with hat on top space plus space 2 space straight j with hat on top space minus space 3 space straight k with hat on top.
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56. If the points (–1, 3, 2), (– 4, 2, –2) and (5, 5, λ) are collinear, then find the value of λ.
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57. Show that the points whose position vectors are given by 
2 space straight i with hat on top space plus space straight j with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight k with hat on top comma space space minus space 4 space straight i with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight j with hat on top space minus space straight k with hat on top comma space space 5 space straight i with hat on top space plus space 5 space straight k with hat on top are collinear. 
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58.

Show that the point whose position vectors are given by negative 2 space straight i with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight j with hat on top space plus space 5 space straight k with hat on top comma space space straight i with hat on top space plus space 2 space straight j with hat on top space plus space 3 space straight k with hat on top space space and space space 7 straight i with hat on top space minus space straight k with hat on top are collinear. 

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59. Find the coordinates of the point where the line through A(3, 4, 1) and B (5, 1, 6) crosses the x y-plane.
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60. Find the coordinates of the point where the line through (5, 1, 6) and (3, 4, 1) crosses the YZ-plane.
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