Problems from Continuous equation of a straight line in the space

Consider the points $$A = (2, 1,-2)$$ and $$B = (1,-2, 3)$$, and find the continuous equations of the straight line that goes through $$A$$ anb $$B$$.

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We will start computing a director vector of the straight line: $$$\overrightarrow{AB}=B-A=(1,-2,3)-(2,1,-2)=(-1,-3,5)$$$

Therefore, with the director vector and point $$A$$, we obtain the continuous equation: $$$\dfrac{x-2}{-1}=\dfrac{y-1}{-3}=\dfrac{z+2}{5}$$$

Solution:

Continuous equation: $$\dfrac{x-2}{-1}=\dfrac{y-1}{-3}=\dfrac{z+2}{5}$$

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