Find the vector and the Cartesian equations of the lines that passes through the origin and (5, –2, 3).
Find the vector and the Cartesian equations of the lines that passes through the origin and (5, –2, 3).

Solution:

Given:
The origin $(0,0,0)$ and the point $(5,-2,3)$
It is known to us that
The vector eq. of as line which passes through two points whose position vectors are $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ is $\vec{r}=\vec{a}+\lambda(\vec{b}-\vec{a})$
Here, the position vectors of the two points $(0,0,0)$ and $(5,-2,3)$ are $\vec{a}=0 \hat{i}+0 \hat{j}+0 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{b}=5 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$, respectively.
Therefore, the vector eq. of the required line is given as:
$\begin{array}{l}
\overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=0 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+0 \hat{\mathbf{j}}+0 \hat{\mathrm{k}}+\lambda[(5 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}})-(0 \hat{\mathrm{i}}+0 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+0 \hat{\mathrm{k}})] \\
\overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=\lambda(5 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}})
\end{array}$
By using the formula,now
The Cartesian eq. of a line that passes through two points $\left(\mathrm{x}_{1}, \mathrm{y}_{1}, \mathrm{z}_{1}\right)$ and $\left(\mathrm{x}_{2}\right.$, $\left.y_{2}, z_{2}\right)$ is given as $\frac{x-X_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}=\frac{y-y_{1}}{y_{2}-y_{1}}=\frac{z-z_{1}}{z_{2}-z_{1}}$

Therefore, the Cartesian equation of the line that passes through the origin $(0,0,0)$ and $(5,-2,3)$ is
$\frac{x-0}{5-0}=\frac{y-0}{-2-0}=\frac{z-0}{3-0} \Rightarrow \frac{x}{5}=\frac{y}{-2}=\frac{z}{3}$
As a result, the vector equation is
$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{r}}=\lambda(5 \hat{\mathrm{i}}-2 \hat{\mathrm{j}}+3 \hat{\mathrm{k}})$
The Cartesian equation is
$\frac{x}{5}=\frac{y}{-2}=\frac{z}{3}$