Act 1 (Note: Solve for the area of the triangle using 3 points. If their area is zero, then it is collinear.

3 −3 1
1
[ ]
1. A= det 1 −3 1 =9 sq . units . [ notcollinear ]
2
−3 6 1
3 −2 1
2.
1
A= det 1
2 [
4 1 =0 sq . unit [collinear]
−3 1 6 1 ]
10 5 1
3.
1
A= det −2
2 [
1 1 =20 sq .units .[not collinear]
−10 −5 1 ]
1 2 1
1
[
4. A= det −3 4 1 =0 sq . units .[collinear]
2
−11 8 1 ]
7 −8 1
1
5. A= det 2
2 [ ]
−5 1 =2.5 sq . units .[not collinear]
12 −10 1

Act 2

5 −1 1
1.
1
2
x 7[
det 9 10

5 −1 1
1 =0
1 ]
[
det 9 10 1
x 7 1
5
]
−1 1
=0(2)

det 9
x [ 10 1 =0
7 1
−11 x +87=0
]
87
x=
11
2 4 1
2.
1
2
det

2
[ 6 −12 1 =0
8
4
y
1
1 ]
det 6
8[ −12 1 =0(2)
y 1
2 4
] 1

8[
det 6 −12 1 =0
y 1
4 y +80=0
]
 y=−20
5 −17 1
3.
1
2
det
[
−1 −11 1 =0
x
5 −17 1
0 1 ]
[
det −1 −11 1 =0(2)
x 0 1 ]
5 −17 1

[
det −1 −11 1 =0
x 0 1
−6 x−72=0
]
x=−12
4 −3 1
4.
1
2
det 1
[
−10 y 1
4 −3 1
2 1 =0
]
det 1
[
−10 y 1 ]
2 1 =0(2)

4 −3 1

[
det 1
−10 y 1
2 1 =0

−3 y +61=0
]
61
y=
3
7 8 1
5.
1
2

7
[
det −7 −10 1 =0
x
8
−1 1
1
]
[
det −7 −10 1 =0(2)
x −1 1
7
]8 1

[
det −7 −10 1 =0
x −1 1
18 x=0
]
x=0
Act 3
1. [−73 11][ AB ]=¿