Sketching a parallelogram question

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Homework Statement


Sketch the parallelogram spanned by <2,1,0> and <-3,1,0> in the xy-plane, and compute its area.


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The Attempt at a Solution


I have already computed the area, so I don't need help with that part. I do need help sketching the parallelogram though. I can't figure out how to sketch vectors in the 3D environment like it asks for. Can anyone provide a quick walk-thru as to how it's done? Thanks in advance!
 
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It appears to ask for a sketch in the xy-plane, i.e. not in 3 dimensions
 
How do I sketch three points <x,y,z> in an xy plane?
 
What plane does the first point lie in? What plane does the second point lie in?

Thus, what plane must the line connecting these two point lie in?