Problems from Parametric equations of a straight line in the space

Consider the points $$A = (2, 1,-2)$$ and $$B = (1,-2, 3)$$, and find the parametric equations of the straight line that goes through $$A$$ anb $$B$$.

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We will start computing a director vector of the straight line: $$$\overrightarrow{AB}=B-A=(1,-2,3)-(2,1,-2)=(-1,-3,5)$$$

Therefore, with the director vector and point $$A$$, we obtain the parametric equations: $$$\left\{\begin{array}{l} x=2-k \\ y=1-3k \\ z=-2+5k \end{array}\right.$$$

Solution:

$$\left\{\begin{array}{l} x=2-k \\ y=1-3k \\ z=-2+5k \end{array}\right.$$

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