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geom3d[distance] - find the distance between two given objects
Calling Sequence
distance(A, B)
distance(l1, l2)
distance(p1, p2)
distance(A, l1)
distance(A, p1)
distance(l1, p1)
Parameters
A, B
-
points
l1, l2
lines
p1, p2
planes
Description
The routine computes the distance between two given objects: points, lines, and planes, or any combination of these.
The command with(geom3d,distance) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
Examples
Distance from a point to a plane
Find the distance from a point to a straight line
Find the two points on the line x=2*y=3*z+6 at a distance of 7 units from the plane 2*x+y-2*z=5.
coordinates of the two points are
See Also
assume, geom3d[sides], geometry[distance], Student[Precalculus][Distance]
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