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Line–line intersection. In Euclidean geometry, the intersection of a line and a line can be the empty set, a point, or another line. Distinguishing these cases and finding the intersection have uses, for example, in computer graphics, motion planning, and collision detection. In three-dimensional Euclidean geometry, if two lines are not in ...
For broader coverage of this topic, see Intersection (mathematics). The red dot represents the point at which the two lines intersect. In geometry, an intersection is a point, line, or curve common to two or more objects (such as lines, curves, planes, and surfaces). The simplest case in Euclidean geometry is the line–line intersection ...
The intersection point of two polar lines (for example, ,) is the pole of the connecting line of their poles (in example: ,). Focus and directrix of the parabola are a pole–polar pair. Remark: Pole–polar relations also exist for ellipses and hyperbolas.
The intersection point of the associated lines k and l describes the circle. A locus can also be defined by two associated curves depending on one common parameter. If the parameter varies, the intersection points of the associated curves describe the locus. In the figure, the points K and L are fixed points on a given line m.
Distance from a point to a line. The distance (or perpendicular distance) from a point to a line is the shortest distance from a fixed point to any point on a fixed infinite line in Euclidean geometry. It is the length of the line segment which joins the point to the line and is perpendicular to the line. The formula for calculating it can be ...
The line graph of a graph G is defined as the intersection graph of the edges of G, where we represent each edge as the set of its two endpoints. A string graph is the intersection graph of curves on a plane. A graph has boxicity k if it is the intersection graph of multidimensional boxes of dimension k, but not of any smaller dimension.
A vertex of an angle is the endpoint where two lines or rays come together. In geometry, a vertex (pl.: vertices or vertexes) is a point where two or more curves, lines, or edges meet or intersect. As a consequence of this definition, the point where two lines meet to form an angle and the corners of polygons and polyhedra are vertices. [1][2][3]
Envelope (mathematics) Construction of the envelope of a family of curves. In geometry, an envelope of a planar family of curves is a curve that is tangent to each member of the family at some point, and these points of tangency together form the whole envelope. Classically, a point on the envelope can be thought of as the intersection of two ...