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Find the value of $λ$ for which the four points $A, B, C, D$ with position vectors $- ˆ j - ˆ k; 4 ˆ i + 5 ˆ j + λ ˆ k; 3 ˆ i + 9 ˆ j + 4 ˆ k$ and $- 4 ˆ i + 4 ˆ j + 4 ˆ k$ are coplanar.

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Let A, B, C and D be the given points whose position vectors are
$- ˆ j - ˆ k, 4 ˆ i + 5 ˆ j + λ ˆ k, 3 ˆ i + 9 ˆ j + 4 ˆ k$ and $- 4 ˆ i + 4 ˆ j + 4 ˆ k$ respectively.

$A \to B = 4 ˆ i + 5 ˆ j + λ ˆ k - (- ˆ j - ˆ k) = 4 ˆ i + 6 ˆ j + (λ + 1) ˆ k$

$A \to C = 3 ˆ i + 9 ˆ j + 4 ˆ k - (- ˆ j - ˆ k) = 3 ˆ i + 10 ˆ j + 5 ˆ k$

$A \to D - 4 ˆ i + 4 ˆ j + 4 ˆ k - (- ˆ j - ˆ k) = - 4 ˆ i + 5 ˆ j + 5 ˆ k$

Since the points $A, B, C$ and $D$ are coplanar, vectors $A \to B, A \to C$ and $A \to D$ are coplanar.
$\Rightarrow [- - \to A B - - \to A C - - \to A D] = 0$
$\Rightarrow 4 (50 - 25) - 3 (30 - 5 - 5 λ) - 4 (30 - 10 - 10 λ) = 0$
$\Rightarrow 100 - 75 + 15 λ - 80 + 40 λ = 0$
$\Rightarrow - 55 + 55 λ = 0$
$\Rightarrow - 1 + λ = 0$
$\Rightarrow λ = 1$

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