Vector Algebra and Three Dimensional Geometry · Geometry & Measurement

Lines and Planes in Space

Deriving equations for lines and planes and calculating distances between them in 3D space.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we determine the shortest distance between two skew lines that never meet and are not parallel?
  2. 2What information is required to uniquely define a plane in three dimensional space?
  3. 3How does the vector equation of a line differ conceptually from its Cartesian counterpart?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Three Dimensional Geometry - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Vector Algebra and Three Dimensional Geometry
Period: Geometry & Measurement

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