Student[MultivariateCalculus]
AreOrthogonal
test if lines or planes are orthogonal
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
Compatibility
AreOrthogonal(l1, l2)
AreOrthogonal(p1, p2)
AreOrthogonal(l1, p1)
AreOrthogonal(p1, l1)
l1, l2
-
Line; Line defined in Student[MultivariateCalculus]
p1, p2
Plane; Plane defined in Student[MultivariateCalculus]
The AreOrthogonal command determines if two lines or two planes are orthogonal or not, or if a line and a plane are orthogonal.
The Line can be either in 2D or 3D.
withStudentMultivariateCalculus:
l1≔Line0,2,1,1:
l2≔Line1,2,1,−1:
AreOrthogonall1,l2
true
l3≔Line0,2,1,2,3,2:
l4≔Line1,2,3,−3,2,0:
AreOrthogonall3,l4
l5≔Line3,2,3,2,3,2:
AreOrthogonall3,l5
false
p1≔Plane8,2,6,2,12,−8:
p2≔Plane−2,8,−6,1,6,−4:
AreOrthogonalp1,p2
p3≔Plane0,0,0,−24,10,9:
AreOrthogonalp1,p3
AreOrthogonall3,p3
The Student[MultivariateCalculus][AreOrthogonal] command was introduced in Maple 18.
For more information on Maple 18 changes, see Updates in Maple 18.
See Also
Student[MultivariateCalculus][Line]
Student[MultivariateCalculus][Plane]
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