Determine if a point is on a line in 4-dimensional space

euclidean-geometrylinear algebra

Suppose there is the 4-dimensional Euclidean space $\cal{E}^4$. Let there be the line $\overset{\leftrightarrow}{l}$ that intersects the points $\left(x_1,y_1,z_1,u_1\right)$ and $\left(x_2,y_2,z_2,u_2\right)$.

How would one determine (in the realm of linear algebra) if the point $p$, defined as $\left(a,b,c,d\right)$, lies on $\overset{\leftrightarrow}{l}$?

Best Answer

Look for a solution $t$ of the vector equation $$(a,b,c,d) = (1-t) \cdot (x_1,y_1,z_1,y_1) + t (x_2,y_2,z_2,u_2) $$

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