IB skill practice

Find distances between parallel planes

Calculate distances between parallel planes using normal vectors.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Find distances between parallel planes - locus reading

Two parallel planes have the same normal (1,2,2) and constants \(c_1=5\), \(c_2=17\). Given \(|\mathbf{n}|=3\), enter the distance between the planes.

Worked practice: result and interpretation

Calculate the requested result first, then choose the interpretation that follows from it.