Talk:Skew lines

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The following formula doesn't make sense; I'll find a replacement:

The distance D between two skew lines is given by:

D=\sqrt{{(\mathbf{c}\cdot(\mathbf{a}\times\mathbf{b}))^2}\over{(\mathbf{a}\times\mathbf{b})^2}}

I've made the discussion valid for n dimensions, and replaced

(v_1-v_3) \wedge (v_2-v1) \wedge (v_4-v_3)

with something equivalent but much nicer. Gene Ward Smith 20:44, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Technical

The {{technical}} tag was added 20 Oct 2006 by SkerHawx, without further explanation. I've performed some major cleanups to the article, which I hope leave it more accessible — the main formulas are there, but with less auxiliary manipulation and more English explanation of what's being calculated, and I also included more nontechnical introductory material. So I think I'm justified in removing the tag. —David Eppstein 18:15, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

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