Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 10 - Computer Graphics - Chapter Review Problems - Page 488: 16

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Four points define a planar patch only if they all lie in the same plane. That means there exists a plane equation of the form: $ax+by+cz+d=0$ that all four points satisfy. Three points always define a plane. Let’s find the plane through A,B,C. These have coordinates: A(0,0,0) B(1,0,0) C(0,1,0) The plane containing them is clearly the XY-plane, i.e. z=0 Check if the fourth point lies in that plane D(0,0,1) → has z=1 Substitute into the plane equation z=0: $1\not=0$ so D does not lie in that plane. Therefore, the given points cannot form the vertices of a planar patch.
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