Re: How can we specify a plane in 'n' dimensions?

beeworks@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

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Yes, I realized my error after posting. If one simply considers that
a plane is specified by three points, and each point can be moved in
the directions without changing what plane is specified, then one
concludes there are 3*(n-2) parameters. I cannot at this time see
what additional constrains must be applied to the n-2 simultaneous
equations to reduce the number of free parameters to 3*(n-2).

The Gram-Schmidt process, presumably (given that you're working
over the reals, right?).

Lee Rudolph
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