The plane determined by the points , 
, and 
 and the line passing through the
 points 
 and 
 intersect in a point which can be determined by solving
 the four simultaneous equations
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(1)
 
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(2)
 
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(3)
 
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(4)
 
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for ,
 
,
 
,
 and 
,
 giving
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(5)
 
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This value can then be plugged back in to (2), (3), and (4) to give the point of intersection .