3D Geometry Formulae Sheet
3D Geometry Formulae Sheet
TWO-POINT FORM Line passing through Line passing through two points (x1,y1,z1) and (x2,y2,z2)
two points whose p.v x x1 y y1 z z1
are a and b
x 2 x1 y 2 y1 z 2 z1
r a (b a )
ANGLE BETWEEN Angle between two
Angle between
x x1 y y1 z z1 x x2 y y 2 z z 2
TWO LINES lines r a1 b1 and and
r a 2 b2 a1 b1 c1 a2 b2 c2
a1 a 2 b1b2 c1c 2
b1 .b2 cos
cos a1 b1 c1
2 2 2
a 2 b2 c 2
2 2 2
b1 b2
CONDITION FOR b1 b2 a1 b1 c1
TWO LINES TO BE a 2 b2 c 2
PARALLEL
CONDITION FOR b1 .b2 0 a1a2 b1b2 c1c2 0
TWO LINES TO BE
PERPENDICULAR
Skew lines: Two lines in space which are neither parallel nor intersecting are called Skew lines. They lie
in different planes.
PLANES
CONCEPT VECTOR EQUATION CARTESIAN EQUATION
EQUATION OF PLANES
NORMAL FORM A plane passing having n̂ lx my nz d
as a unit vector normal to it
and at a distance d from the
origin r .nˆ d
POINT-NORMAL Plane passing through a Plane passing through a point (x1,y1,z1) and direction
FORM point whose p.v is a and ┴ ratios of the normal to the plane is a,b,c
a( x x1 ) b( y y1 ) c( z z1 ) 0
to the vector n
(r a ).n 0
r .n d
PLANE
THROUGH
(r a ).[ b a X c a ] 0 x x1 y y1 z z1
x 2 x1 y 2 y1 z 2 z1 0
THREE NON-
COLLINEAR x3 x1 y3 y1 z 3 z1
POINTS
INTERCEPT Plane cutting off intercepts a,b,c from x,y,z axes
FORM x y z
1
a b c
PLANE
THROUGH
r.n d r.n d 0
1 1 2 2
A1 x B1 y C1 z D1 A2 x B2 y C2 z D2 0
INTERSECTION
OF TWO PLANES
ANGLE Angle between two planes
a1 a 2 b1b2 c1c 2
BETWEEN TWO r .n1 d1 , r .n2 d 2 is cos
a1 b1 c1 a 2 b2 c 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
PLANES
n1 .n 2
cos (Angle
n1 n 2
between their normal’s)
CONDITION FOR n1 n2 0 a1 b1 c1
TWO PLANES TO
OR n1 n2 a 2 b2 c 2
BE PARALLEL
CONDITION FOR n1 .n2 0 a1a2 b1b2 c1c2 0
TWO PLANES TO
BE
PERPENDICULAR
The length of the ┴ from P(x1,y1,z1) to the plane
DISTANCE a.n d
BETWEEN A (r .n d , where p.v ax1 by1 cz1 d
n ax+by+cz+d=0 is
POINT AND A
PLANE of P is a ) a2 b2 c2
CONDITION FOR n1 .n2 0 a1a2 b1b2 c1c2 0
A LINE AND A
PLANE TO BE
PARALLEL
CONDITION FOR n1 n2 0 a1 b1 c1
A LINE AND A
OR a 2 b2 c 2
PLANE TO BE
n1 n2
PERPENDICULAR