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Intersection of Three Planes Revisited--An Algebraic Approach

Authors :
Trenkler, Götz
Trenkler, Dietrich
Source :
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 2017 48(2):285-289.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Given three planes in space, a complete characterization of their intersection is provided. Special attention is paid to the case when the intersection set does not exist of one point only. Besides the vector cross product, the tool of generalized inverse of a matrix is used extensively.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0020-739X
Volume :
48
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1124164
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2016.1228016