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Find the equation of the plane through the points (2, 1, 0), (3, –2, –2) and (3, 1, 7).

According to ques,

points are: \[\left( 2,\text{ }1,\text{ }0 \right),\text{ }\left( 3,\text{ }2,\text{ }2 \right)\text{ }and\text{ }\left( 3,\text{ }1,\text{ }7 \right)\]

Since,

equation of the plane passing through the points

\[\left( {{x}_{1}},\text{ }{{y}_{1}},\text{ }{{z}_{1}} \right),\text{ }\left( {{x}_{2}},\text{ }{{y}_{2}},\text{ }{{z}_{2}} \right)\text{ }and\text{ }\left( {{x}_{3}},\text{ }{{y}_{3}},\text{ }{{z}_{3}} \right)\text{ }is:\]

\[\left( x\text{ }\text{ }2 \right)\text{ }\left( -21 \right)\text{ }\text{ }\left( y\text{ }\text{ }1 \right)\left( 7\text{ }+\text{ }2 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }z\text{ }\left( 3 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[-21\text{ }\left( x\text{ }\text{ }2 \right)\text{ }\text{ }9\left( y\text{ }\text{ }1 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }3z\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[-21x\text{ }+\text{ }42\text{ }\text{ }9y\text{ }+\text{ }9\text{ }+\text{ }3z\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[-21x\text{ }\text{ }9y\text{ }+\text{ }3z\text{ }+\text{ }51\text{ }=\text{ }0\Rightarrow 7x\text{ }+\text{ }3y\text{ }\text{ }z\text{ }\text{ }17\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Hence,

Required equation of plane is:

\[7x\text{ }+\text{ }3y\text{ }\text{ }z\text{ }\text{ }17\text{ }=\text{ }0\]