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Find the equation of the plane which contains the points A(1, 1, 0) and B(1, 2, -1) and which does not intersect the line x = 1 + t, y = 2t, z = -1 + t.

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The solution explains how to find teh equation of the plane in three dimensional coordinates.

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The direction vector of the line is v =<1, 2, 1>
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