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Collinearity Test Using Determinants

This document provides information on using determinants to solve problems involving lines, planes, and volumes in three dimensions. It defines determinants and discusses how to use them to: 1) Find the equation of a line passing through two points. 2) Find the equation of a plane passing through three points. 3) Calculate the area of a triangle given the coordinates of its vertices. 4) Calculate the volume of a tetrahedron given the coordinates of its four vertices. It also discusses how to use determinants to test if three points are collinear by checking if the determinant of their coordinates is equal to zero. Examples are provided for each type of problem.

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Collinearity Test Using Determinants

This document provides information on using determinants to solve problems involving lines, planes, and volumes in three dimensions. It defines determinants and discusses how to use them to: 1) Find the equation of a line passing through two points. 2) Find the equation of a plane passing through three points. 3) Calculate the area of a triangle given the coordinates of its vertices. 4) Calculate the volume of a tetrahedron given the coordinates of its four vertices. It also discusses how to use determinants to test if three points are collinear by checking if the determinant of their coordinates is equal to zero. Examples are provided for each type of problem.

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Prepared by: KOON YOKE SHAN D20081032394 NORHIDAYAH BT MOHD AMIN D20091035082

Test for collinear points in the xy-plane

Find an equation of a line passing through two distinct points

Volume of tetrahedran with given coordinate of vertices

Determinant
Find an equation of a plane passing through three distinct points

Find the area of triangle with given coordinate of vertices

A determinant is a real number


associated with a matrix
Only square matrices have a determinant

and

, ) , )

Therefore, an equation of the line is

Suppose given three distinct points

in the plane. Find an equation of a plane passing through this points.

Suppose we have a triangle with the three vertices. To calculate the area using determinant,

Use formula :
= =

=
=

Example 1
(1,5)

(-2, 2) (6, -1)

Calculate the area of the triangle given by using determinant.

Solution 1
= =

=
=

= 16.5 unit2

Use determinant to find the volume of tetrahedron with given coordinate of vertices
(ax , ay , az)

(bx , by , bz)

(dx , dy , dz)

(cx , cy , cz)

Suppose we have a tetrahedron with the vertices. To calculate the volume using determinant

Use formula :

Example 1

Find the volume of the tetrahedron with vertices P(-2, 4, 2), Q(3, -1, 5), R(4, 2, 4) and S(3, 5, -2)

solution
=

=
= = 14 unit 3

Three points ( ), ( ) and ( ) are collinear if and only if

The three points is given to test whether it is a

collinear or not. The points are (x1,y1), (x2,y2), and (x3,y3). =0

det

To prove that the three points given is a collinear,

the determinant of it must be equal to zero. Then, calculate the determinant of the given point. If its equal to zero there is a collinear point, but if not equal to zero it has an area.

Example
Given a three point of A (-4, -3) , B (-1, -1) and C (8, 5). Show that the three point is a collinear

Solution
=
= =

=0
thus A, B and C is a collinear.

Slope, m =

collinear points

Slope, m =

non-collinear points

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