Demonstrate colinearity of two vectors in math exercise

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I'm getting stuck with a part of my math exercise where I have to demonstrate the colinearity of two vectors without using the coordinates.

Note: All the vectors I will show will not have their arrow on top of them because I don't know how to do it in stack exchange.

MN = AC + 1/2 AB

MP = 4/3 AC + 2/3 AB

How to prove that vector MN and vector MP are colinear?

I heard about proving the colinearity with using factors but how can I use it in this exercise?

Thanks for your answers.

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$$\left|\begin{matrix}1&1/2\\4/3&2/3\end{matrix}\right|=1\cdot\frac23-\frac12\cdot\frac43=0$$

Also:

$$\frac43\overrightarrow{MN}-\overrightarrow{MP}=0$$