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Problem
Four metal pieces are joined to each other to form a quadrilateral in the space. The angle between them can vary freely. In a case that the quadrilateral is not planar, we mark one point of each piece such that the points lie in a plane. Prove that these four points are always coplanar as the quadrilateral varies.


Solution
Let quadrilateral that these four pieces form in the space be and we marked points and on sides and respectively, so that the marked points are on a plane named . Let and be the distances from and to respectively. So we have
Now varies, let be the plane passing through . Suppose that and are the distances of and to respectively. Thus
So must be on too.
Now varies, let be the plane passing through . Suppose that and are the distances of and to respectively. Thus
So must be on too.
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