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The equation xy = 0 in three dimensional space is represented by

Options

A

a plane

B

two plane are right angles

C

a pair of parallel planes

D

a pair of st. line

Correct Answer :

two plane are right angles

Solution :

The correct option is "two plane are right angles".

To understand why this is correct, let's analyze the given equation in three-dimensional space (3):

xy=0

For the product of two real numbers x and y to be zero, at least one of the numbers must be zero. This gives us two possible cases:
1. x=0
2. y=0

In three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate space (x,y,z):
- The equation x=0 represents the set of all points where the x-coordinate is zero, which is the y-z plane.
- The equation y=0 represents the set of all points where the y-coordinate is zero, which is the x-z plane.

Thus, the equation xy=0 represents the union of these two planes (the y-z plane and the x-z plane).

Now, let's look at the relationship between these two planes:
- The normal vector to the plane x=0 is i^=(1,0,0).
- The normal vector to the plane y=0 is j^=(0,1,0).

Taking the dot product of these two normal vectors to find the angle between the planes:

i^·j^=1·0+0·1+0·0=0

Since the dot product of their normal vectors is zero, the two planes are perpendicular to each other. Therefore, the equation represents two planes at right angles.

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