The equation of the plane containing the lines
→r=→a1+λ→a2 and →r=→a2+μ→a1 is
[→r →a1 →a2]=0
The required plane passes through a point having position vector →a1 and is parallel to the vectors →a1 and →a2. If →r is the position vector of any point on the plane, then (→r−→a1), →a1, →a2 are coplanar.
Therefore (→r−→a1).(→a1×→a2)=0⇒[→r →a1 →a2]=[→a1 →a1 →a2]⇒[→r →a1 →a2]=0 (∵ [→a1 →a1 →a2]=0)
Hence, the required plane is [→r →a1 →a2]=0