SOLUTION: is any three points are exactly contained in one plane? (true or false)

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Question 576736: is any three points are exactly contained in one plane? (true or false)
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not necessarily. Any three points in 3-dimensional space are contained in at least one plane, but not exactly one plane (e.g. if the three points are collinear then infinitely many planes go through them).
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