Plane Through Two Parallel Lines

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Plane Through Two Parallel Lines

If two parallel lines have common direction vector $$\vec d$$ and points with position vectors $$\vec a$$ and $$\vec b$$, then a normal vector to the plane containing them is:

$$\vec n=\vec d\times(\vec b-\vec a)$$

Usage

- Used to find the unique plane containing two distinct parallel lines.

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