# To find the equation of a plane [duplicate]

How to find an equation of a plane when 2 lines lying on the plane are given ?
Q)Find the equation of plane which contains the lines $$(x-4)/1 = (y-3)/-4 = (z-2)/5$$ and $$(x-3)/-2 = (y+3)/8 = (z+2)/-10$$

## marked as duplicate by amd, Lord Shark the Unknown, Brahadeesh, GNUSupporter 8964民主女神 地下教會, ShaileshOct 8 '18 at 9:47

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Direction vectors are $$(3,-4,5)$$ and $$(-2,8,-10)$$
Given the symmetric equations (see here) for the lines, we can deduce two points and two vectors that lie on the plane. Let $$r$$ be the first line and $$s$$ the second. Then, in vector form, $$r:\quad (4,3,2)+\lambda(3,-4,5)\\ s:\quad (3,-3,2) + \mu(-2,8,-10)\,.$$ Since the vectors $$(3,-4,5)$$ and $$(-2,8,-10)$$ lie on the plane and are linearly independent (i.e. they're not multiples of one another), every point on the plane can be "found" through a linear combination of these two vectors. Try to continue from this point.