The problem asks to find the equation of a line given two points in 3D space. The two points are $A(2, 1, 4)$ and $B(4, 1, -2)$.

Geometry3D GeometryLinesParametric EquationsVectors
2025/6/27

1. Problem Description

The problem asks to find the equation of a line given two points in 3D space. The two points are A(2,1,4)A(2, 1, 4) and B(4,1,2)B(4, 1, -2).

2. Solution Steps

First, we need to find the direction vector of the line. The direction vector v\vec{v} can be found by subtracting the coordinates of point A from the coordinates of point B:
v=BA=(42,11,24)=(2,0,6)\vec{v} = \vec{B} - \vec{A} = (4-2, 1-1, -2-4) = (2, 0, -6).
The equation of a line in 3D space can be expressed in parametric form as:
x=x0+atx = x_0 + at
y=y0+bty = y_0 + bt
z=z0+ctz = z_0 + ct
where (x0,y0,z0)(x_0, y_0, z_0) is a point on the line and (a,b,c)(a, b, c) is the direction vector.
We can use point A (2,1,4)(2, 1, 4) as the point on the line, and the direction vector v=(2,0,6)\vec{v} = (2, 0, -6).
So, the parametric equations of the line are:
x=2+2tx = 2 + 2t
y=1+0ty = 1 + 0t
z=46tz = 4 - 6t
This simplifies to:
x=2+2tx = 2 + 2t
y=1y = 1
z=46tz = 4 - 6t

3. Final Answer

The parametric equations of the line are:
x=2+2tx = 2 + 2t
y=1y = 1
z=46tz = 4 - 6t

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