Question
Show that the lines:

and
are coplanar.
Solution
The equations of given lines are

and
These lines are coplanar
if
i.e. if
i.e. if

and

These lines are coplanar
if

i.e. if

i.e. if

i.e. if 2(0) = 0 [Since C1, C2 are identical]
i.e. if 0 = 0, which is true.
Hence the result.