The chapter “Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry” helps students understand how to locate and measure the position of points in 3D space. While you have previously studied coordinate geometry on a 2D plane (x, y), this chapter introduces the z-axis, enabling you to visualize objects in real-world space such as buildings, boxes, and physical structures.
In three-dimensional geometry, we use:
X-axis
Y-axis
Z-axis
There are three major coordinate planes formed by the axes:
XY-plane
YZ-plane
ZX-plane
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A point in space is written as (x, y, z) where:
x = distance from the YZ-plane
y = distance from the ZX-plane
z = distance from the XY-plane
Example:
Point (3, –2, 4) means
3 units along x
–2 units along y
4 units along z