Consider the spherical surface E with center at C= ( 4, 3, 2 ) and radius 4 . Let π be the tangent plane to E at the point P=C+ 4u, where u is the reverse of the vector v = ( 4, 3, 4 ). If the general equation of π is given by π:ax+y+cz=d, so the value of d is:

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Consider the spherical surface E with center at C= ( 4, 3, 2 ) and radius 4 .

Let π be the tangent plane to E at the point
P=C+ 4u,
where u is the reverse of the vector v = ( 4, 3, 4 ).
If the general equation of π is given by
π:ax+y+cz=d,

so the value of d is:

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