Three Points Usually Determine a Plane

Explanations 3

• The exception is when all three points are collinear (this gives enough information to determine at most a line, if not a point). When three points determine one plane, those po…

  By Anonymous, That Mathy Potato

• We know that one point determines a point. We also know that two non-coinciding points determine a line. If the 3 points are not collinear, yes, they do form a triangle. But we …

  By Freya Edholm

• Determining a Plane A set of points is collinear if they lie on the same line. Similarly, a set of points is coplanar if they lie on the same plane. In general, any three noncol…

  By Sammy Luo