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Greetings,

I have the following problem, which Google has not yet been able to answer.

I have the equations to two lines in 3D space. I also have the co-ordinates of a single point on each line. I can therefore find the co-ordinates of a third point on either line and compute the equation to a plane that contains both lines.

Now what I need to do is to compute the equation to the normal lines to each of these lines so that both normal lines are also on this plane. After this, I need to find the point of intersection of these two lines.

I'd appreciate any help on this topic.

Thank you.

PS: This is my first post on MO, so if I'm violating any MO rules, please point them out so that I can correct my post and not make such a mistake in the future

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Rule 0: please read this --> mathoverflow.net/faq – S. Sra Nov 17 2011 at 21:39
Thank you for pointing this out, Suvrit. I should try to delete this question – inspectorG4dget Nov 17 2011 at 21:51
You might enjoy visiting: math.stackexchange.com – S. Sra Nov 17 2011 at 22:11

closed as too localized by Will Jagy, Igor Rivin, Bruce Westbury, Bill Johnson, Gerry Myerson Nov 17 2011 at 22:17

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