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The great circle is the intersection of a sphere and any plane passing through its centre.
Given two distinct points on the surface of a sphere, those two points and the centre of the sphere define a plane. [If one of the points is at the antipodes of the other, an infinite number of planes are defined.] The great circle is the circle formed when that plane meets the surface of the sphere.
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In spherical geometry lines are?
great
In spherical geometry lines are called .?
great circles
What are applications of spherical geometry?
Pilots and captains of ship use spherical geometry to navigate their working wheel to move it. They can measure their pathway and destiny by using Spherical Geometry.
What is the distance between two points?
In plane geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a line. In spherical geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a segment of a great circle. The distance between one point and another is known as the displacement.
What is distance distance between two points?
In plane geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a line. In spherical geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a segment of a great circle. The distance between one point and another is known as the displacement.
