Okay so I got :
A = (0,0,3)
E = (4,0,3)
D = (0,0,-3)
G= (4,0,-3)
But I can't figure out how to make an equation containing all. Can you help, please?
We need to write the equation of a plane, here, Julius.....
Since the prism is bisected by the xy plane,
Let D = (0, 0 ,-3 )
Let A = (0, 0, 3)
Let E = (4, 0,3)
Let G =(4,0,-3)
We can form the following vectors DG = (4,0, 0) and DE = (4, 0, 6)
[These aren't the only two possibilities......we just need any two vectors formed by the points]
Note that all the points lie in the xz plane....so...we need a vector that is orthagonal to this plane
The cross-product of the two vectors will be orthagonal to both of these vectors...so we have
i j k i j
DG X DE = 4 0 0 4 0
4 0 6 4 0
( [ 0 * 6]i + [ 0 * 4 ] j + [4 * 0] k - ( [ 4 * 0 ] k + [ 0 *0] i + [ 6 * 4]j ) =
0i + 0 j + 0 k - 0 k - 0i - 24 j
So....we have
0i -24j - 0k = { 0, -24, 0 } this is the vector that is orthagonal to both vectors ....[and hence, the plane containing those vectors]
And the equation of the plane becomes
0 (x - 4) -24 (y - 0) + 0 (z - 3) = 0
-24y = 0