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Re: Are points co-planar in (numDimensions-1)?

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• Subject: [mg43340] Re: Are points co-planar in (numDimensions-1)?
• From: "AngleWyrm" <no_spam_anglewyrm at hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 04:10:51 -0400 (EDT)
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"AngleWyrm" <no_spam_anglewyrm at hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bia0al$cr7$1 at smc.vnet.net...
>
> Thus, to summarize, if a,b, and c are coplanar (and not 0), then there exists some relation of the
> form:
> k1 a + k2 b + k3 c = 0

Which brings up a good point about logic:
IF [points are coplanar] THEN [formula holds]
does not necessarily mean:
IF [formula holds] THEN [points are coplanar]

Does anyone know how to test this situation?

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