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If $$\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$$ are non-coplanar vectors and $$\lambda$$ is a real number, then the vectors $$\vec{a} + 2\vec{b} + 3\vec{c}, \lambda \vec{b} + 4\vec{c}$$ and $$(2\lambda - 1)\vec{c}$$ are non-coplanar for
Since $$\vec a,\vec b,\vec c$$ are non-coplanar,
$$[\vec a,\vec b,\vec c]\ne0$$
Let
$$\vec p=\vec a+2\vec b+3\vec c$$
$$\vec q=\lambda\vec b+4\vec c$$
$$\vec r=(2\lambda-1)\vec c$$
The vectors $$\vec p,\vec q,\vec r$$ will be non-coplanar if
$$[\vec p,\vec q,\vec r]\ne0$$
Now,
$$[\vec p,\vec q,\vec r]=[\vec a+2\vec b+3\vec c,\lambda\vec b+4\vec c,(2\lambda-1)\vec c]$$
Using linearity of scalar triple product,
$$=(2\lambda-1)[\vec a+2\vec b+3\vec c,\lambda\vec b+4\vec c,\vec c]$$
Again expanding,
$$=(2\lambda-1)\left(\lambda[\vec a,\vec b,\vec c]+4[\vec a,\vec c,\vec c]+2\lambda[\vec b,\vec b,\vec c]+8[\vec b,\vec c,\vec c]+3\lambda[\vec c,\vec b,\vec c]+12[\vec c,\vec c,\vec c]\right)$$
All terms containing two equal vectors vanish.
Therefore,
$$[\vec p,\vec q,\vec r]=(2\lambda-1)\lambda[\vec a,\vec b,\vec c]$$
Since
$$[\vec a,\vec b,\vec c]\ne0$$
we must have
$$(2\lambda-1)\lambda\ne0$$
Hence,
$$\lambda\ne0,\qquad \lambda\ne\frac12$$
Therefore, the vectors are non-coplanar for $$\boxed{\lambda\in\mathbb{R}\setminus\left\{0,\frac{1}{2}\right\}}$$
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