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<h2>Planes Defined Implicitly</h2>
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<h2>Planes or Lines Defined Implicitly</h2>
   
 
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<em>This shows the PG code to evaluate answers that are planes defined implicitly by an equation.</em>
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<em>This shows the PG code to evaluate answers that are planes or lines defined implicitly by an equation.
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You may also be interested in [http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/EquationsDefiningFunctions EquationsDefiningFunctions]</em>
 
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loadMacros(
 
loadMacros(
 
"PGstandard.pl",
 
"PGstandard.pl",
"MathObjects.pl",
 
 
"parserImplicitPlane.pl",
 
"parserImplicitPlane.pl",
 
"parserVectorUtils.pl",
 
"parserVectorUtils.pl",
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);
 
);
   
TEXT(beginproblem);
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TEXT(beginproblem());
 
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<p>
 
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<b>Initialization:</b>
 
<b>Initialization:</b>
In particular, we need to include the <code>parserImplicitPlane.pl</code> macro file.
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In particular, we need to include the <code>parserImplicitPlane.pl</code> macro file, which automatically loads <code>MathObjects.pl</code>.
 
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$B = Point($A + $AB);
 
$B = Point($A + $AB);
 
$C = Point($A + $AC);
 
$C = Point($A + $AC);
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$answer = ImplicitPlane($A,$N);
 
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<p>
 
<b>Setup:</b>
 
<b>Setup:</b>
Create points and vectors. Make sure that the vectors are not parallel.
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Create points and vectors. Make sure that the vectors are not parallel. There are several other ways to define planes implicitly, which are explained at
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[http://webwork.maa.org/pod/pg/macros/parserImplicitPlane.html parserImplicitPlane.pl]
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If the correct answer is a line in 2D space instead of a plane in 3D space, the only modification needed is to reduce the number of variables to two, which will modify error messages accordingly.
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Context("ImplicitPlane");
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Context()->variables->are(x=>"Real",y=>"Real");
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$answer = ImplicitPlane("y=4x+3");
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Context()->texStrings;
 
Context()->texStrings;
 
BEGIN_TEXT
 
BEGIN_TEXT
 
 
An implicit equation for the plane passing through the points
 
An implicit equation for the plane passing through the points
 
\($A\), \($B\), and \($C\) is \{ans_rule(40)\}.
 
\($A\), \($B\), and \($C\) is \{ans_rule(40)\}.
 
 
END_TEXT
 
END_TEXT
 
Context()->normalStrings;
 
Context()->normalStrings;
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ANS(ImplicitPlane($A,$N)->cmp);
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ANS( $answer->cmp );
 
$showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1;
 
$showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1;
   
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<ul>
 
<ul>
<li>POD documenatation: http://webwork.maa.org/doc/cvs/pg_CURRENT/macros/parserImplicitPlane.pl</li>
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<li>POD documentation: [http://webwork.maa.org/pod/pg/macros/parserImplicitPlane.html parserImplicitPlane.pl]</li>
<li>PG macro code: http://cvs.webwork.rochester.edu/viewcvs.cgi/pg/macros/parserImplicitPlane.pl</li>
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<li>PG macro code: [http://webwork.maa.org/viewvc/system/trunk/pg/macros/parserImplicitPlane.pl?view=log parserImplicitPlane.pl]</li>
 
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<li>POD documentation: [http://webwork.maa.org/pod/pg/macros/parserVectorUtils.html parserVectorUtils.pl]</li>
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<li>PG macro code: [http://webwork.maa.org/viewvc/system/trunk/pg/macros/parserVectorUtils.pl?view=log parserVectorUtils.pl]</li>
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[[Category:Problem Techniques]]
 
[[Category:Problem Techniques]]

Revision as of 18:04, 7 April 2021

Planes or Lines Defined Implicitly

This shows the PG code to evaluate answers that are planes or lines defined implicitly by an equation.

You may also be interested in EquationsDefiningFunctions

Problem Techniques Index

PG problem file Explanation
DOCUMENT(); 

loadMacros(
"PGstandard.pl",
"parserImplicitPlane.pl",
"parserVectorUtils.pl",
"PGcourse.pl",
);

TEXT(beginproblem());

Initialization: In particular, we need to include the parserImplicitPlane.pl macro file, which automatically loads MathObjects.pl.

Context("ImplicitPlane");
#  Vectors in the plane
$AB = non_zero_vector3D();
$AC = non_zero_vector3D(); 
while (areParallel $AB $AC) {$AC = non_zero_vector3D()}

#  The normal vector
$N = cross $AB $AC; # or $N = $AB x $AC;
#  The points A, B and C
$A = non_zero_point3D();
$B = Point($A + $AB);
$C = Point($A + $AC);

$answer = ImplicitPlane($A,$N);

Setup: Create points and vectors. Make sure that the vectors are not parallel. There are several other ways to define planes implicitly, which are explained at parserImplicitPlane.pl

If the correct answer is a line in 2D space instead of a plane in 3D space, the only modification needed is to reduce the number of variables to two, which will modify error messages accordingly.

Context("ImplicitPlane");
Context()->variables->are(x=>"Real",y=>"Real");

$answer = ImplicitPlane("y=4x+3");

Context()->texStrings;
BEGIN_TEXT
An implicit equation for the plane passing through the points
\($A\), \($B\), and \($C\) is \{ans_rule(40)\}.
END_TEXT
Context()->normalStrings;

Main Text: Self-explanatory.

ANS( $answer->cmp );
$showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1;

ENDDOCUMENT();

Answer Evaluation: Just specify a point $A and a normal vector $N.

Problem Techniques Index