document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190230>Question 1190230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw a figure that satisfies these conditions;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. Points M,N and O such that they determine a plane </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As long as points M, N, and O are not on the same straight line, then the noncollinear points will determine a unique plane.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the points were on a straight line, then imagine a flat piece of paper able to rotate about that line. Think of a propeller blade perhaps. Based on this thought experiment, we can see that there are infinitely many planes through three collinear points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is why we need the points to be noncollinear. Simply make your favorite triangle with M, N, O.<BR>\n" );
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