Homogeneous coordinates

z=1

z

x

y

[x,y]

line corresponding to [x,y]

From homogeneous to 2d: [x,y,w] becomes [x/w,y/w]

From 2d to homogeneous: [x,y] becomes [kx,ky,k]

(can pick any nonzero k!)

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