दिया है `x_(1)=-3, y_(1)=1, z_(1)=5`
`a_(1)=-3, b_(1)=1, c_(1)=5`
`x_(2) =-1, y_(2)=2, z_(2)=5`
`a_(2)=-1, b_(2)=2, c_(2)=5`
सारणिक `|{:(x_(2)-x_(1), y_(2)-y_(1), z_(2)-z_(1)),(a_(1), b_(1), c_(1)), (a_(2),b_(2),c_(2)):}|`
`=|{:(2,1,0),(-3,1,5), (-1,2,5):}|=2[5-10]-1[-15+5]`
`=-10+10=0`
अतः रेखाएँ समतलीय है। इति सिद्धम।