geometry
projection
find the projection of a given point on a given line
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
projection(Q, P, l)
Q
-
the name of the point to be created
P
point
l
line
The routine finds the projection Q of point P on line l.
For a detailed description of the point to be created Q, use the routine detail (e.g., detail(Q))
The command with(geometry,projection) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
withgeometry:
pointP,2,3,linel,m+n=1,m,n
P,l
projectionQ,P,l
formQ
point2d
coordinatesQ
0,1
See Also
geometry[line]
geometry[ParallelLine]
geometry[PerpenBisector]
geometry[PerpendicularLine]
geometry[point]
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