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#1 2007-11-20 07:00:11
- EPhillips1989
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vectors
does anyone know how to attempt to solve this question???
find the distance between the point A= (1,1,2) and the plane P:3x1+x2-5x3=2
please help xx 
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#2 2007-11-20 07:21:15
- TheDude
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Re: vectors
This will help answer both of your vector problems:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_%28mathematics%29#Define_a_plane_through_three_points
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