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Equation of a Plane Passing through Three Points

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Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the plane passing through the points with position vectors
$3 \to i + 4 \to j + 2 \to k, 2 \to i - 2 \to j - \to k$ , and $7 \to i + \to j + \to k$

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Solution

Equation f the perpendicular to the plane

$\to n = ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ \begin{matrix} \to i & \to j & \to k 1 & 6 & 3 - 4 & 3 & 1 \end{matrix} ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣$ $= - 3 \to i - 13 \to j + 27 \to k$

Equation of plane passing through three given points is given by:

$(\to n) \cdot (\to r - {\to r}_{o}) = 0$

$\Rightarrow (- 3 \to i - 13 \to j + 27 \to k) \cdot ((x - 3) \to i + (y - 4) \to j + (z - 2) \to k) = 0$

Cartesian form of plane :

$= - 3 (x - 3) - 13 (y - 4) + 27 (z - 2) = 0 = - 3 x - 13 y + 27 z + 7 = 0$

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