Physics 2140 HW #2 - Extra Credit Due Wed., Sep. 13

Prof. Steve Pollock (492-2495) As we learned in class, the formula for a plane is ax + by + cz = d

What is the significance of the constant "d" in this equation?

(Hint: What is the distance from the origin to the plane? If the vector (a,b,c), which represents the normal to the plane, is a UNIT vector, what is now the distance from the origin to the plane?)