text: # Distance point to plane with only normal and point on plane given
  
  I have tried searching for a similar question but couldn't find any which helps me with my problem. I've got a point P on (1,2,3), A plane with a normal towards point (1,1,0) and a point Q on the plane which goes through (1,0,3). I have to calculate the distance between the point and the plane, and even though I even tried drawing in a 3d renderer, I can't seem to solve it.
  
  Could anyone explain how this is done?
  
  • ".. a normal towards the point $(1,1,0)$ .." ?? how many planes do you have ?? what is $Q$ ?? Jul 25, 2017 at 13:01
  
  Suppose that the normal vector to the plane is $\color {green}{(1,1,0)}$.
  
  the cartesian equation of the plane which contains the point $Q (1,0,3)$ is
  
  $$\color {green}{1 }.(x-1)+\color {green}{1} .(y-0)+\color {green}{0} .(z-3)=0$$ $$=x+y\color{red}{-1}$$
  
  the distance from the point $P (1,2,3)$ to the plane is $$d=\frac {|1+2\color {red}{-1}|}{\sqrt {\color {green}{1^2+1^2+0^2}}}=\sqrt {2}$$
  
  This question was taken right from my exam. However, I just solved the answer myself. For people also looking for this problem:
  
  The idea here is to project the line PQ onto the normal N. The formula for projection is: " Projection of v onto W = |v dotproduct w| / || v ||. So in this particular question; Projecting the line PQ onto the normal which is given by;
  
  | 1 * ( Px - Qx) + 1 * (Py - Qy ) + 0 (Pz - Qz) | / ( sqrt(1^2 + 1^2 + 0^0)) =
  
  | 1 * 0 + 1 * 2 + 0 | / sqrt 2 = sqrt 2
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distilabel_metadata.content: # Distance point to plane with only normal and point on plane given
  
  I have tried searching for a similar question but couldn't find any which helps me with my problem. I've got a point P on (1,2,3), A plane with a normal towards point (1,1,0) and a point Q on the plane which goes through (1,0,3). I have to calculate the distance between the point and the plane, and even though I even tried drawing in a 3d renderer, I can't seem to solve it.
  
  Could anyone explain how this is done?
  
  • ".. a normal towards the point $(1,1,0)$ .." ?? how many planes do you have ?? what is $Q$ ?? Jul 25, 2017 at 13:01
  
  Suppose that the normal vector to the plane is $\color {green}{(1,1,0)}$.
  
  the cartesian equation of the plane which contains the point $Q (1,0,3)$ is
  
  $$\color {green}{1 }.(x-1)+\color {green}{1} .(y-0)+\color {green}{0} .(z-3)=0$$ $$=x+y\color{red}{-1}$$
  
  the distance from the point $P (1,2,3)$ to the plane is $$d=\frac {|1+2\color {red}{-1}|}{\sqrt {\color {green}{1^2+1^2+0^2}}}=\sqrt {2}$$
  
  This question was taken right from my exam. However, I just solved the answer myself. For people also looking for this problem:
  
  The idea here is to project the line PQ onto the normal N. The formula for projection is: " Projection of v onto W = |v dotproduct w| / || v ||. So in this particular question; Projecting the line PQ onto the normal which is given by;
  
  | 1 * ( Px - Qx) + 1 * (Py - Qy ) + 0 (Pz - Qz) | / ( sqrt(1^2 + 1^2 + 0^0)) =
  
  | 1 * 0 + 1 * 2 + 0 | / sqrt 2 = sqrt 2
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