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    Basics & Scalar ProductVector ProductLinesPlanes

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    Coincident lines

    AHL 3.15

    Two vector lines are coincident if they represent exactly the same line, meaning every point on one line also lies on the other. For lines given by:

    r1​=a1​+λb1​,r2​=a2​+μb2​,

    they are coincident if:

    1. Their direction vectors are parallel, so b1​=kb2​.

    2. A point from one line (e.g., a2​) lies on the other line, satisfying a2​=a1​+λb1​ for some scalar λ.


    Example

    Consider two lines given by:

    r1​=⎝⎛​123​⎠⎞​+λ⎝⎛​246​⎠⎞​,r2​=⎝⎛​369​⎠⎞​+μ⎝⎛​123​⎠⎞​

    These lines are coincident because their direction vectors are parallel (one is a scalar multiple of the other), and the point (3,6,9) from the second line lies on the first line (taking λ=1). Thus, both lines represent exactly the same set of points.


    Coincident lines

    AHL 3.15

    Two vector lines are coincident if they represent exactly the same line, meaning every point on one line also lies on the other. For lines given by:

    r1​=a1​+λb1​,r2​=a2​+μb2​,

    they are coincident if:

    1. Their direction vectors are parallel, so b1​=kb2​.

    2. A point from one line (e.g., a2​) lies on the other line, satisfying a2​=a1​+λb1​ for some scalar λ.


    Example

    Consider two lines given by:

    r1​=⎝⎛​123​⎠⎞​+λ⎝⎛​246​⎠⎞​,r2​=⎝⎛​369​⎠⎞​+μ⎝⎛​123​⎠⎞​

    These lines are coincident because their direction vectors are parallel (one is a scalar multiple of the other), and the point (3,6,9) from the second line lies on the first line (taking λ=1). Thus, both lines represent exactly the same set of points.


    Basics & Scalar ProductVector ProductLinesPlanes