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$Old$ June 12th, 2009, 06:45 AM

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Hi, just a question of vector planes.

The usual type of questions in the exam regarding planes are ones such as:

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Find the equation of the place passing through the points...

But in my exercise book there are also some worded like this:

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Find the equation of the place containing the points...

Just wondering is there any difference between these, because a place is just a 2D shape, so containing and passing through shouldn't make any difference should it?

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No, it shouldn't make a difference at all. If a plane passes through the points A, B and C, it means that the plane contains A, B and C. Just like a straight line.

By the way, what's with all the places?

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