Answer
11a. No
11b. Yes
Work Step by Step
Three points lie in a straight line (i.e. are collinear) if:
$\frac{x_{1} -x_{2}}{x_{1} -x_{3}} = \frac{y_{1} -y_{2}}{y_{1} -y_{3}} = \frac{z_{1} -z_{2}}{z_{1} -z_{3}}$
a.
$x: \frac{2-3}{2-1} = -1$
$y: \frac{4-7}{4-3} = -3$
$z: \frac{2+2}{2-3} = 4$
Clearly not collinear.
b.
$x: \frac{0-1}{0-3} = \frac{1}{3}$
$y: \frac{-5+2}{-5-4} = \frac{1}{3}$
$z: \frac{5-4}{5-2} = \frac{1}{3}$
Collinear
