Sphere(...)

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Objects derived from the _Sphere abstract class, representing all points in space equidistant from a given point

def Sphere

constructors:
returns:

An instance of an object derived from the _Sphere abstract class, representing all points in space equidistant from a given point

class CenterSphere

constructors:
  • Sphere(point1,point2)
  • CenterSphere(point1,point2)
returns:

sphere with center at point1 and through point2
site ref:

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Sphere.html

class OrthoSphere

constructors:
  • Sphere(sphere,point)
  • OrthoSphere(sphere,point)
returns:

sphere with center at given point and orthogonal to given sphere
conditions:

point exterior to sphere
else returns:

None
site ref:

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/OrthogonalCircles.html

class CircumSphere

constructors:
  • Sphere((point1,point2,point3,point4)
  • CircumSphere((point1,point2,point3,point4)
returns:

the sphere through the 4 given points
conditions:

points are unique
else returns:

None
site ref:

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Circumsphere.html