Consider vectors u=⟨1,4,−7⟩, v=⟨2,−1,4⟩, w=⟨0,−9,18⟩, and p=⟨0,−9,17⟩.
a. Show that u,v,andw are coplanar by using their triple scalar product
b. Show that u,v,andw are coplanar, using the definition that there exist two nonzero real numbers α and β such that w=αu+βv.
c. Show that u,v,andp are linearly independent—that is, none of the vectors is a linear combination of the other two.