There are not very many jobs where you would have to know the exact distance
from a point to a line. A job where you would use that is if you make cd’s.
This job would be very difficult trying to get the EXACT distance. They also
use this theorem a lot to make gaming programs.
There also are a number of 3D geometric construction techniques that require a coordinate system perpendicular to a line segment, some examples are:
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Creating a disk given its center, radius and normal.
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Forming a cylinder given its two end points and radii at each end.
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Creating a plane coordinate system perpendicular to a line.
Tags: Lauren Wagner
Real Life Applications for Geometry 
November 18, 2009 at 1:25 am |
I think this job would be pretty hard. The thing that would be hard is finding the exact distance. I would hate it. This was a good article.
November 18, 2009 at 4:54 am |
I never thought people made CD’s, it makes sense, but i never thought of how they were made and i didnt think it would have to do with geometry.
November 18, 2009 at 8:17 pm |
This is crazy! Seriously I didnt know making a cd could be so complex! Guess the exact distance to things is needed a lot!
December 7, 2009 at 1:27 am |
This sounds really difficult! It makes sense how they would have to get the cd’s perfect.
December 7, 2009 at 1:47 pm |
wow this sounds hard im glad i wouldnt have to do this but good job
December 9, 2009 at 1:30 am |
This jobs sounds pretty difficult. I always thought machines did this work and it was easy. I guess not. ha