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Point (2,3,5), plane x+2y2z=9

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We know that the distance between a point p(x1,y1,z1) and a plane Ax+By+Cz=D is given by,
d=∣ ∣Ax1+By1+Cz1DA2+B2+C2∣ ∣....(1)
Thus distance of point (2,3,5) from the plane x+2y2z=9 is
d=∣ ∣ ∣2+2×32(5)9(1)2+(2)2+(2)2∣ ∣ ∣=93=3

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