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Let P be a point not on the plane that passes through the points Q, R, and S. Show that the distance d from P to the plane is....

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This provides an example of finding the difference between a point and a plane. The distance d from P to the plane is determined.

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Here given that P is the point not on plane. Let Q, R , S be the point on the plane
and also

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let we assume that the distance ...

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