What is the formula for a great circle?
What is the formula for a great circle? We can work out the length e directly, as the great circle between P and S is the line of longitude, so e2=4haversin(ϕ2−ϕ1). How do you find the intersection of a sphere and a line? Intersection of a Line and a Sphere (or circle) If it equals 0 then the line is a tangent to the sphere intersecting it at one point, namely at u = -b/2a. If it is greater then 0 the line intersects the sphere at two points. Which lines represent a great circle? The Equator is the only...