Math Insight

Applet: A vertical line or a plane

Applet: A vertical line or a plane

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The graph of $x=3$ would be a line, if it were an equation in two dimensions, in terms of the variables $x$ and $y$, for example. However, here it is an equation in three dimensions, in terms of the variables $x$, $y$, and $z$, so that its graph is really a plane. Rotate the graph with you mouse to see this fact. Since the equation does not depend on $y$ or $z$, the plane is parallel to both the $y$ and the $z$ axis. You can press Home to restore the original view.

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The applet was made using three.js and requires Javascript as well as a browser that supports WebGL. For most three.js applets, you can drag with the mouse to rotate the view, drag with the right button to pan, and zoom in/out with the mouse wheel. Many applets contain points that you can drag to change values of variables.