find the intersection of 3 xyz functions in matlab

To find the intersection of three XYZ functions in MATLAB, you can plot all three functions on the same graph and then identify the points where they intersect. Here's an example of how you can do it:

main.m
% Define the functions
f1 = @(x, y, z) x.^2 + y.^2 + z.^2 - 25;
f2 = @(x, y, z) (x - 5).^2 + (y - 5).^2 + z.^2 - 25;
f3 = @(x, y, z) (x + 5).^2 + (y + 5).^2 + z.^2 - 25;

% Create a grid of values for x, y, and z
[x, y, z] = meshgrid(-10:0.1:10, -10:0.1:10, -10:0.1:10);

% Evaluate the functions on the grid
v1 = f1(x, y, z);
v2 = f2(x, y, z);
v3 = f3(x, y, z);

% Plot the surfaces
figure;
isosurface(x, y, z, v1, 0, 'r');
hold on;
isosurface(x, y, z, v2, 0, 'g');
isosurface(x, y, z, v3, 0, 'b');
xlabel('X');
ylabel('Y');
zlabel('Z');
title('Intersection of Three XYZ Functions');
grid on;

% Find the points of intersection
[xi, yi, zi] = spherefit(x(v1<0), y(v1<0), z(v1<0), 2);
plot3(xi, yi, zi, 'ro', 'MarkerSize', 10);
[xi, yi, zi] = spherefit(x(v2<0), y(v2<0), z(v2<0), 2);
plot3(xi, yi, zi, 'go', 'MarkerSize', 10);
[xi, yi, zi] = spherefit(x(v3<0), y(v3<0), z(v3<0), 2);
plot3(xi, yi, zi, 'bo', 'MarkerSize', 10);
legend('f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'Intersection Point');
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In this example, we define three XYZ functions (f1, f2, f3) and create a grid of values for x, y, and z. We then evaluate the functions on the grid and plot them as surfaces. Finally, we find the points where each function intersects with the zero plane and plot them as red, green, and blue spheres.

Note: The spherefit function used in the code is not a built-in MATLAB function. You would need to define it separately or replace it with an alternative method to find the intersection points.

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