Show that any set of five points from the plane R 2 lie on a common conic

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Show that any set of five points from the plane R2 lie on a common conic section, that is, they all satisfy some equation of the form ax2 +by2 +cxy+dx+ey+f = 0 where some of a, : : : , f are nonzero.

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Linear Algebra

ISBN: 9780982406212

1st Edition

Authors: Jim Hefferon

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