Point-to-line distance in 3D
Move a point and explore the perpendicular foot, right-angle marker and distance to a line. Check the result using the cross-product formula.
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Points, lines and planes in space: distances, feet of perpendiculars and angles
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Move a point and explore the perpendicular foot, right-angle marker and distance to a line. Check the result using the cross-product formula.
Analytic geometryTry itExplore the common perpendicular, its feet on both lines and their distance. Adjust the geometry with sliders and examine the parallel case.
Analytic geometryTry itEnter up to six planes in coordinate, parametric or normal form. Compare all three representations and automatically highlight intersection lines and points.
Analytic geometryTry itDrag vectors to explore perpendicular direction, parallelogram area and the right-hand rule. Add a third vector to investigate signed volume and coplanarity.
Analytic geometryTry itExplore dot products, magnitudes, projections and angles. Switch between vectors and lines to compare directed angles with acute intersection angles.
Analytic geometryTry itCompare two planes, two lines or a line and a plane. See angle arcs and formulas update as you change the geometry.
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