what are the coordinates of the shadow cast on the xy plane by a small object placed at the point (10,7,20) assuming that the sun's rays are parallel to the vector (5,3,-2)

Knowing that the small object is at (10,7,20) and the sun ray vector is [5d,3d,-2d], we can find that the sum is (10+5d,7+3d,20-2d). Then, knowing the object is on the xy plane, we can make the z-coordinate (20-2d) equal to 0. d=10. Then we do [5(10),3(10),-2(10)]=[50,30,-20]. Finally, we add that to our starting point (10,7,20) to get the answer of (60,37,0). You're welcome.

The vector from the sun to the object is

<5,4,22>

<5,3,-2>+<5,4,22>/11 = <60/11,37/11,0>

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The coordinates of the shadow cast on the xy plane by the object at (10,7,20) with parallel sun rays can be obtained by projecting the point onto the xy plane. This basically means we need to find the coordinates of the point when the z-coordinate is zero.

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But seriously, if you want to find the coordinates of the shadow, you can set the z-coordinate to zero in the equation of the line formed by the object and the direction of the sun's rays. Then solve for the x and y coordinates. Do that and you'll have your answer! Good luck!

To find the coordinates of the shadow cast on the xy-plane by the small object, you can use the concept of projection onto a plane.

1. First, we need to determine the equation of the plane that the shadow will be cast upon. Since the sun's rays are parallel to the vector (5,3,-2), the normal vector of the plane will also be (5,3,-2).

2. We can use the point-normal form of a plane equation to find the equation of the plane. Given a point P(x0, y0, z0) on the plane and the normal vector N(a, b, c), the equation of the plane is given by:
N · (P - P0) = 0,
where "·" denotes the dot product. In our case, P0 is the point (10, 7, 20) and N is the vector (5, 3, -2).

Plugging in the values, we get:
(5, 3, -2) · ((x, y, z) - (10, 7, 20)) = 0.
Simplifying the equation, we have:
5(x - 10) + 3(y - 7) - 2(z - 20) = 0.
Simplifying further gives:
5x - 50 + 3y - 21 - 2z + 40 = 0,
which becomes:
5x + 3y - 2z = 31.

3. Now that we have the equation of the plane, we know that any point on the plane will satisfy this equation. Since we are looking for the shadow on the xy-plane, the value of z on the plane equation will be 0.

Plugging z = 0 into the equation, we get:
5x + 3y - 2(0) = 31,
which simplifies to:
5x + 3y = 31.

4. We now have an equation in terms of x and y. Solving this equation will give us the coordinates (x, y) of the shadow on the xy-plane. There are multiple ways to solve this equation; one approach is to isolate y.

Rearranging the equation, we have:
3y = 31 - 5x,
and dividing both sides by 3 gives:
y = (31 - 5x) / 3.

5. Now we can choose a value for x and calculate the corresponding y-coordinate.

For example, let's choose x = 0. Plug this value into the equation for y:
y = (31 - 5(0)) / 3 = 31 / 3 ≈ 10.33.

So, one set of coordinates of the shadow on the xy-plane would be (0, 10.33).

6. You can repeat step 5 for other values of x to find more coordinates of the shadow on the xy-plane.

For instance, if we choose x = 2:
y = (31 - 5(2)) / 3 = 21 / 3 = 7,
giving us another set of coordinates (2, 7) on the xy-plane.

By following these steps, you can find the coordinates of the shadow cast on the xy-plane by the small object.

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