 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Take $P=(2,-1,2)$, $Q=(1,2,3)$ and $R=(4,1,0)$. The two plane directions are $Q-P=(-1,3,1)$ and $R-P=(2,2,-2)$. Their <cross product> is $(-8,0,-8)$, so a <normal vector> is $(1,0,1)$. The <Cartesian equation of a plane> is therefore
$$
\boxed{x+z=4.}
$$
Each given point satisfies it, and the nonzero cross product confirms that the points determine a unique plane.

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