Exercises for Chapter 1 (section 4, section 5, section 6):

Problem 1. In the projective plane 3 with a given projective frame, consider points
A (1 : 1 : 2 : 1), B (1 : 0 : 0 : -1), C (2 : 0 : -1 : 0), D (3 : 1 : 0 : 0).
a. Prove that A, B, C, D is a system of projective independent points.
b. Consider the relative position of lines AB and CD.

Problem 2. In n with a given projective frame R = {Ai ; E}, let be the m-plane passing
through m +1 vertices A 1 ,…, A m1 and be the (n-m-1)- plane passing through vertices
A m 2 ,…, A n1. Determine the general equations of and and calculate dim( + ).
Problem 3. In the projective plane 2 with a given projective frame, consider four lines d1,
d2, d3, d4 defined by the following equations, respectively:

2x1 – x2 + x3 = 0; 3x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 0; x1 + 3x2 = 0; 7x1 + 3x3 = 0.

a. Prove that lines d1, d2, d3, d4 are concurrent and determine their common point.
b. Calculate the cross - ratio (d1 d2 d3 d4).
Problem 4. In the projective plane 2 , let a, b, c be three lines that are concurrent at a point
O and a’, b’, c’ be three lines that are concurrent at a point O’ such that the intersections of
pairs of lines a and a’, b and b’, c and c’ are collinear. Denote A = a  b’, A’ = a  b’,
B = b  c’, B’ = b’  c. Prove that the lines OO’, AA’, BB’ are concurrent. State the dual
problem of the given problem.
Problem 5. In the projective plane 2 , let A, B, C be three points that lie on a line d and A’,
B’, C’ be three points that lie on a line d’ such that the lines AA’, BB’, CC’ are concurrent.
Prove that the intersections of pairs of lines d and d’, AB’ and A’B, BC’ and B’C are
collinear. State the dual problem of the given problem.
Problem 6. In the projective plane 2 with a given projective frame, consider four points A
(1: 2: 0), B (2: 1: 1), C (5: 4: 2) and D (4: 5: 1).
a. Prove that four points A, B, C, D are collinear and calculate the cross-ratio (ABCD).
b. Find a point M such that the cross-ratio (ABCM) = -1.