What are the Miller Indices for a Plane with an Outside Cube Interception?

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The Miller indices for a plane with intercepts at (∞, 3/2, 1) are determined by inverting the coordinates and multiplying by the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators. In this case, the LCM is 2, leading to the final Miller indices of (0, 2, 3). It is unnecessary to shift the intercepts inside the cube; the original coordinates suffice for the calculation.

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Question is to determine the miller indices of the plane

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I know how to determine miller indices but in this problem the y intercept lies outside the cube. Do I have to somehow shift it so that it lies inside the cube ?, or just leave it as is ?

Here are the co ordinates for the intercepts (infinity, 3/2, 1)
 
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TheRedDevil18 said:
Do I have to somehow shift it so that it lies inside the cube ?
No, just leave it as it is. You should do only two things. 1) Inversion of the coordinates. 2) Multiplication by the LCM of the denominators.( In case a denominator is \infty, just ignore it!).
So the miller indices are (0,2,3).
 
Ok, thanks :)
 

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