Sujet : I ask mathematicians for help
De : fortunati.luigi (at) *nospam* gmail.com (Luigi Fortunati)
Groupes : sci.physics.researchDate : 13. May 2025, 12:48:13
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In the animation
https://www.geogebra.org/classic/dcphg8s2 there are two lines that pass through point P and are tangent to both sphere A and sphere B.
However, if I change the dimensions of sphere B with the appropriate slider, the two lines continue to be tangent to sphere B but no longer to sphere A.
To ensure that the two lines are also tangent to sphere A, I have to manually change the position of point P on the x-axis (taking it and moving it with the mouse).
I would like to make this movement of P automatic (at each change of sphere B) to keep the new lines always tangent to sphere A.
With what formula can I do this, knowing the dimensions of spheres A and B and their distance?
Luigi Fortunati