In the present paper geometric locus of points (GLP) equidistant to a sphere and a plane is considered; the properties of the acquired surfaces are studied. Four possible cases of mutual location of a sphere and a plane are considered: the plane passing through the center of the sphere, the plane intersecting the sphere, the plane tangent to the sphere and the plane passing outside the sphere. GLP equidistant to a sphere and a plane constitutes two co-axial co-focused paraboloids of revolution. General properties of the acquired paraboloids were studied: the location of foci, vertices, axis and directing planes, distance between the sphere center and the vertices, the distance between the vertices. GLP for each case of mutual location of a plane and a sphere constitutes: in case one passes through the center of other, two co-axial co-focused oppositely directed paraboloids of revolution symmetrical with respect to the given plane; in case they intersect each other, two co-axial co-focused oppositely directed non-symmetrical paraboloids; in case they are tangent to each other, a paraboloid and a straight line passing through the tangency point; in case they have no common points, a pair of co-axial co-focused mutually directed paraboloids of revolution.
The paper considers the geometric locus of points equidistant to two spheres of different diameters. If these spheres are concentric, the sought multitude constitutes a single surface – a sphere of diameter equal to arithmetic mean of the diameters of the given spheres. In other cases the geometric locus of points equidistant to two spheres of different diameters constitutes two surfaces. In case the spheres intersect, are tangent or distant to each other, the first of these surfaces is a two-sheet hyperboloid of revolution that degenerates into a plane in case the spheres are equal. In case the spheres intersect, the second of the surfaces is an ellipsoid of revolution that degenerates into a straight line if the spheres are tangent to each other. In the case of distant spheres, the second of the surfaces is a two-sheet hyperboloid of revolution. In case the spheres contain one another, the sough geometric locus constitutes two co-axial co-focused ellipsoids of revolution. The equations defining the mentioned surfaces are presented. The regularities in shape and location of these surfaces were studied; the formulas for the major and the minor axes of the ellipsoids and the vertices of the two-sheet hyperboloids of revolution were derived.
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