Find an equation of a plane passing through the point M(a, b, c) so that the volume of the tetrahedron formed by this plane and the coordinate planes is minimum.

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Chapter10: Analytic Geometry
Section10.1: The Rectangular Coordinate System
Problem 38E: Find the exact volume of the solid that results when the triangular region with vertices at 0, 0, 6,...
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