ok so nothing new... the cartesian equation of a plane is given by:
Ax+By+Cz=D
what i'd like to know.. is what significance does D have? does it have anything to do with the distance from Origin?
thanks
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ok so nothing new... the cartesian equation of a plane is given by:
Ax+By+Cz=D
what i'd like to know.. is what significance does D have? does it have anything to do with the distance from Origin?
thanks
The distance of the plane from the origin is $\displaystyle \frac{|D|}{\sqrt{A^2+B^2+C^2}}$.