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Problem 660

AIME late
Geometry Difficulty 5.2 Find the answer

## Problem Statement

Find the point MM^{\prime} symmetric to the point MM with respect to the plane.

M(3;3;3)M(3 ; 3 ; 3)

8x+6y+8z22=08 x+6 y+8 z-22=0

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## Solution

Let's find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the given plane and passes through point MM. Since the line is perpendicular to the given plane, we can take the normal vector of the plane as its direction vector:

s=n={8;6;8}\vec{s}=\vec{n}=\{8 ; 6 ; 8\}

Then the equation of the desired line is:

x38=y36=z38\frac{x-3}{8}=\frac{y-3}{6}=\frac{z-3}{8}

Let's find the point M0M_{0} of intersection of the line and the plane.

We write the parametric equations of the line.

x38=y36=z38=t{x=3+8ty=3+6tz=3+8t \begin{aligned} & \frac{x-3}{8}=\frac{y-3}{6}=\frac{z-3}{8}=t \Rightarrow \\ & \left\{\begin{array}{l} x=3+8 t \\ y=3+6 t \\ z=3+8 t \end{array}\right. \end{aligned}

Substitute into the equation of the plane:

8(3+8t)+6(3+8t)+8(3+8t)22=08(3+8 t)+6(3+8 t)+8(3+8 t)-22=0

24+64t+18+48t+24+64t22=024+64 t+18+48 t+24+64 t-22=0

176t+44=0176 t+44=0

t=0.25t=-0.25

Find the coordinates of the intersection point of the line and the plane:

{x=3+8(0.25)=1y=3+6(0.25)=1.5z=3+8(0.25)=1 \left\{\begin{array}{l} x=3+8 \cdot(-0.25)=1 \\ y=3+6 \cdot(-0.25)=1.5 \\ z=3+8 \cdot(-0.25)=1 \end{array}\right.

We get:

M0(1;1.5;1) M_{0}(1 ; 1.5 ; 1)

Since M0M_{0} is the midpoint of the segment MMM M^{\prime}, then

xM0=xM+xM2xM=2xM0xM=213=1yM0=yM+yM2yM=2yM0yM=2(1.5)3=0zM0=zM+zM2zM=2zM0zM=213=1 \begin{aligned} & x_{M_{0}}=\frac{x_{M}+x_{M^{\prime}}}{2} \Rightarrow x_{M^{\prime}}=2 x_{M_{0}}-x_{M}=2 \cdot 1-3=-1 \\ & y_{M_{0}}=\frac{y_{M}+y_{M^{\prime}}}{2} \Rightarrow y_{M^{\prime}}=2 y_{M_{0}}-y_{M}=2 \cdot(1.5)-3=0 \\ & z_{M_{0}}=\frac{z_{M}+z_{M^{\prime}}}{2} \Rightarrow z_{M^{\prime}}=2 z_{M_{0}}-z_{M}=2 \cdot 1-3=-1 \end{aligned}

We get:

M(1;0;1)M^{\prime}(-1 ; 0 ;-1)

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