Tangent Plane to a Sphere
Tangent Plane to a Sphere
The equation of the tangent plane to a sphere of radius and center at the origin at latitude and longitude is .
r
θ
ϕ
xcos(θ)sin(ϕ)+ysin(θ)sin(ϕ)+zcos(ϕ)=
2
r
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Permanent Citation
Permanent Citation
Aaron Becker
"Tangent Plane to a Sphere"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/TangentPlaneToASphere/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: February 21, 2012