Question: (a) The plane y + z = 3 intersects the cylinder x 2 + y 2 = 5 in an ellipse. Find parametric equations for

(a) The plane y + z = 3 intersects the cylinder x2 + y2 = 5 in an ellipse. Find parametric equations for the tangent line to this ellipse at the point (1, 2, 1).
(b) Graph the cylinder, the plane, and the tangent line on the same screen.

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