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What's the Point? Collinear v. Coplanar

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I could not recall a time where I learned about collinear or coplanar points and what they represent. I wasn't familiar with this concept, so I knew I would have to do a little more research to learn more about it. I found a really great video that broke down collinear and coplanar points down for me.  What are Collinear and Coplanar Points? . I like that this video provided me with lots of examples of both collinear points and coplanar points. Here are basic definitions of collinear and coplanar points: Collinear Points:  When three or more points lie on the same line .  Coplanar Points:  When three or more points lie in the same plane . If you look at this figure above we can name a few points that are collinear and that are also coplanar.  Collinear Points: A, P, C are collinear points because they all fall on the same line.  D, P, B are also collinear.  Coplanar Points:  B, C, A, D are coplanar points because they...