In the coordinate system, there is a circle with the following properties:
Center:
Normal Vector to Plane Containing Circle:
Radius:
The is also a parabola with the following parametrization:
In the above expression, is a unit-vector in the direction of and is a unit-vector in the direction of . The variable is a spatial parameter.
What is the minimum distance from the circle to the parabola?
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