[sage-support] Re: Using sage to find point on a line a given distance from circle in 3D

2008-09-27 Thread Eugene Jhong
r 2 solutions. > Maybe it's not so simple? > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Eugene Jhong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Newbie to sage - trying to find a point on a line in 3D that is a > > specified distance from a circle (the line is not coplanar with the

[sage-support] Using sage to find point on a line a given distance from circle in 3D

2008-09-26 Thread Eugene Jhong
Newbie to sage - trying to find a point on a line in 3D that is a specified distance from a circle (the line is not coplanar with the circle). Here's what I've inputed into sage: var("line_dir_x line_dir_y line_dir_z line_p_x line_p_y line_p_z cent_x cent_y cent_z norm_x norm_y norm_z u radius l