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Find the vector and the cartesian equation of the line that passes through (-1, 2, 7) and is perpendicular to the lines \(\vec r = 2 \hat i + \hat j - 3\hat k + \lambda (\hat i + 2\hat j + 5 \hat k)\) and \(\vec r = 3 \hat i + 3\hat j - 7 \hat k + \mu (3 \hat i - 2 \hat j +5\hat k)\).

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Line perpendicular to the lines

\(\vec{r}=2 \hat{\imath}+\hat{\jmath}-3 \hat{\mathrm{k}}+\lambda(\hat{\imath}+2 \hat{\jmath}+5 \hat{\mathrm{k}}) \text { and } \vec{r}=3 \hat{\mathrm{\imath}}+3 \hat{\jmath}-7 \hat{\mathrm{k}}+\mu(3 \hat{\imath}-2 \hat{\jmath}+5 \hat{\mathrm{k}})\)

has a vector parallel it is given by 

\(\vec{b}=\overrightarrow{b_1} \times \overrightarrow{b_2}=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\hat{\imath} & \hat{\jmath} & \hat{k} \\ 1 & 2 & 5 \\ 3 & -2 & 5\end{array}\right|=20 \hat{\imath}+10 \hat{\jmath}-8 \hat{\mathrm{k}}\)

\(\therefore\) equation of line in vector form is \(\vec{r}=-\hat{\imath}+2 \hat{\jmath}+7 \hat{k}+a(10 \hat{\imath}+5 \hat{\jmath}-4 \hat{\mathrm{k}})\)

And equation of line in cartesian form is \(\frac{x+1}{10}=\frac{y-2}{5}=\frac{z-7}{-4}\)

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