For class I have to find: Given two points, say A (1, 1, 1) and B (5, 5 ,5), what is the set of points X (x, y, z) that exist such that the vectors AX and BX are orthogonal?
I know that the points X = A and X = B will work because they will cause the AX and BX vectors to be equal to 0, but I cannot get a definite answer beyond that. I'm currently considering the possibility that the answer is somehow all the points on a circle, but I have no idea how I would go about constructing such a circle.
Any tips that point me in the right direction or show what the scale of my answer (2 points, 3 points, infinite points?) should be would be greatly appreciated.
Final update: Thank you for the concise and useful answers!
I have found that the correct way to answer this question is to take the vectors AX and BX: (1-x, 1-y, 1-z) and (5-x, 5-y, 5-z), find their dot product, and set the resulting equation equal to 0. This gives the equation of a sphere, and all points on the surface of said sphere satisfy the question.
The vector $AX$ is $(x-1,y-1,z-1)$ and the vector $BX$ is $(x-5,y-5,z-5)$. You want them to be orthogonal, so $AX\cdot BX=0$. Compute the dot product and then complete squares.