WHAT IS A COLINEAR?
Colinears, according to Google search "define:colinear" are vectors which lie along the same straight line. I don't know anything about this so I can't explain further but that may help.
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Malia told Lucia that she had figured out a pattern for computing the number of 3-letter names for any plane if she knew how many letters were named on the plane. For example, if there were four points, there were 4x 3x 2x 1 names possible. lucia said this pattern wouldnt work for all sets of letters. Who was right? Is there a pattern for n number of points? IF so, describe it
Colinear refers to mathematical points or objects that lie on the same straight line. In other words, if three or more points are colinear, it means they can all be connected by a single straight line.
To determine if points are colinear, you can use the slope formula or graph the points on a coordinate plane.
1. Slope Method:
- Given three points (x1, y1), (x2, y2), and (x3, y3), calculate the slopes of the line segments between:
- Slope 1: m1 = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
- Slope 2: m2 = (y3 - y2) / (x3 - x2)
- If the two slopes are equal (m1 = m2), the points are colinear.
2. Graph Method:
- Plot the given points on a coordinate plane.
- If the points all lie on a straight line, without any significant curves or bends, they are colinear.
Remember, for points to be colinear, they must all lie on the same line. If any of the points deviates from the straight path formed by the others, they are not colinear.