
5.1.9 Affine transformations
Problem:
Find the square of the distance from the point \( A= \) \( (2,0,1,2) \) to the plane
\[
P:\left(\begin{array}{l}
x_{1} \\
x_{2} \\
x_{3} \\
x_{4}
\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{l}
1 \\
1 \\
2 \\
2
\end{array}\right)+t_{1}\left(\begin{array}{l}
1 \\
0 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right)+t_{2}\left(\begin{array}{l}
0 \\
1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}\right)+t_{3}\left(\begin{array}{l}
0 \\
0 \\
1 \\
1
\end{array}\right) .
\]