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EllipsoidTangents Method (Cartesian, UnitCartesian)

From the indicated position, provides the points of tangency on an ellipsoid which also lie in the plane defined by the indicated normal.

Namespace:  AGI.Foundation.Geometry.Shapes
Assembly:  AGI.Foundation.Core (in AGI.Foundation.Core.dll) Version: 24.1.418.0 (24.1.418.0)
Syntax
public Cartesian[] Tangents(
	Cartesian position,
	UnitCartesian normal
)

Parameters

position
Type: AGI.Foundation.CoordinatesCartesian
The reference point.
normal
Type: AGI.Foundation.CoordinatesUnitCartesian
The normal to the plane passing through the reference point.

Return Value

Type: Cartesian
The points of tangency on the ellipsoid.
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