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How many points define a plane?

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How many points define a plan?

4 points define a plane.


How many points are needed to define a plane?

3


Can two points determine a plane?

No, 2 points define a line, 3 points define a plane.


Does a plane have only two points?

No, two points define a line. It takes three points to define a plane.


How many non-collinear points define a plane?

Three


How many noncollinear points are needed to define a plane?

Three.


Give a line and a point not on the line how many planes do they define?

They define one plane. A line is defined by two points, and it takes three points to define a plane, so two points on the line, and one more point not on the line equals one plane.


How many points make a plane?

It takes three points to make a plane. The points need to be non-co-linear. These three points define a distinct plane, but the plane can be made up of an infinite set of points.


Can three points that define a plane also define a different plane?

No, only one UNIQUE Plane.


How many points can be on one plane?

A minimum of three points are required to define a plne (if they are not collinear). And in projective geometry you can have a plane with only 3 points. Boring, but true. In normal circumstances, a plane will have infinitely many points. Not only that, there are infinitely many in the tiniest portion of the plane.


What would happen if three collinear points are used to define a plane?

Three collinear points don't define a plane."Define" means narrow it down to one and only one unique plane, so that it can't be confused with any other one.There are many different planes (actually infinite) that can contain three collinear points, so no unique plane is defined.


How many non collinear points are needed to create a plane?

To create a plane, infinitely many. But to uniquely define one, 3 are enough.