Determine equation given 3 points and 2 lines

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Homework Statement



Two coplanar lines l1 and l2 are perpendicular to each other, l1 passes through the points (-3,2,3) and (-8,10,6). Find the equation for l2 if it passes through the point (7,49,25)

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determine the equation of l1 and use the dot or cross product?
 
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What you have under "The attempt at a solution" is NOT an attempt at a solution! If you think you neeed to find the equation of the line l1, the find it! What is the equation of that line? What must the equation of any line through (7, 49, 25) look like?