Linear Equations, Lines, Planes and Hyper-Planes
- Any given equation in the following formats
\(Ax + B=0\) ...(1)
\(Ax + By + C=0\) ...(2)
\(Ax + By + Cz +D=0\) ...(3)
\(Ax + By + Cz + + Dw + E=0\) ...(4)
is a Linear Equation. As given above, equation (1) is a Linear Equation of 1 Variable \(x\). Equation (2) is a Linear Equation of 2 Variables \(x\) and \(y\).
Equation (3) is a Linear Equation of 3 Variables \(x\), \(y\) and \(z\). And equation (4) is a Linear Equation of 4 Variables \(x\), \(y\), \(z\) and \(w\).
- Following are some Properties of Linear Equations
- The co-efficient of atleast one variable must be non-zero
- No variable can have power more than 1.
- No term can contain product of 2 or more variables.
- In \(N\) Dimensional Space (where \(N \geq 2\)), Linear Equations of \(K\) Variables (where \(K \leq N\)) are used to represent Linear Coordinate Geometric Objects
In \(2\)-Dimensional Space/Plane, a Linear Equation of 1 or 2 Variables represents a Line.
In \(3\)-Dimensional Space, a Linear Equation of 1, 2 or 3 Variables represents a Plane.
In \(N\)-Dimensional Space (where \(N \geq 4\)), a Linear Equation of 1, 2, 3, ... or \(N\) Variables represents a Hyper-Plane.