Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry — Class 11 Mathematics
Mathematics · Chapter 11
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Chapter summary
Locating a point in space requires three mutually perpendicular coordinate axes — the -, - and -axes — meeting at the origin . These determine three coordinate planes (the , and planes), which divide space into eight octants. A point is given by an ordered triplet , where are its perpendicular distances from the , and planes respectively; there is a one-to-one correspondence between points and triplets. The origin is ; a point on the -axis is , and a point in the plane is . The signs of the coordinates fix the octant. The distance between and is ; in particular the distance of from the origin is . This formula is used to test collinearity, identify triangles and parallelograms, and find equations of point sets.
Coordinate axes and coordinate planes in spaceOctantsCoordinates of a point in spaceSign conventions and octant identificationDistance between two pointsApplications: collinearity and figures
Key ideas & terms
- Coordinate axes in space
- Three mutually perpendicular lines — the
, and -axes — meeting at the origin. - Coordinate planes
- The
, and planes determined by pairs of axes. - Octants
- The eight parts into which the three coordinate planes divide space.
- Coordinates of a point
- An ordered triplet
of perpendicular distances from the , , planes. - Origin
- The point
where the three axes intersect. - Distance formula
.
Extra questions & answers
How many coordinates locate a point in space and why?
Three coordinates
Into how many octants do the coordinate planes divide space?
Eight octants, formed by the three coordinate planes
Give the coordinates of a point on the -axis and in the -plane.
A point on the
State the distance formula in three dimensions.
Find the distance between and .
What is the distance of from the origin?
Name the octant in which lies.
With
How do you test whether three points are collinear in space?
Compute the three pairwise distances; the points are collinear iff the sum of two of them equals the third.
Coordinates of the origin and the form of a point on the -axis?
The origin is
If the centroid of triangle is , with , find .
Using the centroid average for each coordinate gives


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