Homework Help: Calculus

Posted by Jenny on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 2:09pm.

Explain why the plane with Cartesian equation 2x+5z-3=0 never intersects the y-axis.

Answer:Because there is no y-value in the equation?

Calculus - Damon, Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 2:25pm
The y axis is when x and y are both zero.
In that case here:
2(0) + 5*0 - 3 = 0
or
-3 = 0
Which is quite impossible

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