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Three district points A, B and C with p.v.s. and a,b and c respectively are collinear if there exist non-zero scalars x, y, z such that

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xa+yb+zc=0 and x+y+z=0
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xa+yb+zc and x+y+z0
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xa+yb+zc0 and x+y+z=0
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xa+yb+zc=3 and x+y+z0
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Solution

The correct option is A xa+yb+zc=0 and x+y+z=0
If three points are collinear, we can see that as one point dividing the line joining the other two points either internally or externally in some ratio.

So, xa+yb=(x+y)c when c divides the line joining ¯¯¯a and ¯¯b in the ratio y:x

This can also be written as xa+yb(x+y)c=0

If z=(x+y), we get x+y+z=0 and xa+yb+zc=0

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