Centre of a Sphere Tangent to a Plane

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Centre of a Sphere Tangent to a Plane

If the sphere has centre $$C(a,b,c)$$ and is tangent to:

$$Ax+By+Cz+D=0$$

then:

$$\frac{|Aa+Bb+Cc+D|}{\sqrt{A^2+B^2+C^2}}=r$$

Usage

- Used to determine possible centres satisfying a tangency condition.

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