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  Re: Closest points on two circles  
From: ABX
Date: 25 Mar 2003 09:09:15
Message: <0do08v0h6ucslf7mli0f0dfo1q8lv4eoo9@4ax.com>
On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 01:14:02 +1100, Edward Coffey <eco### [at] alphalinkcomau>
wrote:
> This only works when both your circles are sitting on the same plane, 
> not when they may take any orientation in 3D space.

You have to define distance as function and then find where it has minimum.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Minimum.html

ABX


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