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Question
Find the equations of the planes that passes through three points.
(1, 1, −1), (6, 4, −5), (−4, −2, 3)
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Solution
The given points are A (1, 1, −1), B (6, 4, −5), and C (−4, −2, 3).

Since A, B, C are collinear points, there will be infinite number of planes passing through the given points.
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