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Figure 12.1 The four points are in general position, because (a) none of them lies on a line passing through another pair or (b) the first three form a nondegenerate triangle, and the fourth is not on the extensions of any of the sides of this triangle. These two descriptions are equivalent. From Computer Graphics, Third Edition, by John F. Hughes, Andries van Dam, Morgan McGuire, David F. Sklar, James D. Foley, Steven K. Feiner, and Kurt Akeley (ISBN-13: 978-0-321-39952-6). Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Figure 12.2 A simple scene. From Computer Graphics, Third Edition, by John F. Hughes, Andries van Dam, Morgan McGuire, David F. Sklar, James D. Foley, Steven K. Feiner, and Kurt Akeley (ISBN-13: 978-0-321-39952-6). Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.