diff --git a/ntrfc/utils/math/vectorcalc.py b/ntrfc/utils/math/vectorcalc.py
index 9ef1689d72806165d259b7466119511b5e83c29e..36e64f4049771fd82de86144d6057695e52e0d3d 100644
--- a/ntrfc/utils/math/vectorcalc.py
+++ b/ntrfc/utils/math/vectorcalc.py
@@ -103,16 +103,6 @@ def RotFromTwoVecs(vec1, vec2):
     return rotation_matrix
 
 
-def radiusFromPt(pts, sigma):
-    pts = np.abs(pts)
-    if pts[1] > 0:
-        teta = np.arctan(pts[2] / pts[1])
-    else:
-        teta = 0
-    r = sigma[1] * sigma[2] / ((np.sin(teta) * sigma[2]) ** 2 + (np.cos(teta) * sigma[1]) ** 2) ** .5
-    return r
-
-
 def vecAbs(vec):
     """
     tested method to calculate the absolute value of a vector
@@ -137,7 +127,7 @@ def posVec(vec):
 
 def findNearest(array, point):
     array = np.asarray(array)
-    idx = (np.abs(array - point)).argmin()
+    idx = np.array([vecAbs(i) for i in (np.abs(array - point))]).argmin()
     return idx
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ntrfc_math.py b/tests/test_ntrfc_math.py
index 55c980c2eb37490d929be29ff0ff09e30211831f..5cf73a7d8f8a2ee0b2850b414633edf51ae49a20 100644
--- a/tests/test_ntrfc_math.py
+++ b/tests/test_ntrfc_math.py
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ def test_RotFromTwoVecs():
     Rcontrol = Rz(np.pi/2)
     assert all(np.isclose(Rab,Rcontrol).flatten())
 
-def test_radiusFromPt():
-    from ntrfc.utils.math.vectorcalc import radiusFromPt
-    a = radiusFromPt
-
 
 def test_posVec():
     import numpy as np
@@ -114,23 +110,37 @@ def test_posVec():
     b = posVec(a)
     blength = vecAbs(b)
     assert alength==blength
-    assert np.equal(-1*a,b)
+    assert all(np.isclose(-1*a,b).flatten())
 
 
 def test_findNearest():
     from ntrfc.utils.math.vectorcalc import findNearest
-    a = findNearest
-
+    import pyvista as pv
+    import numpy as np
+    res = 100
+    line = pv.Line(resolution=res)
+    point = np.array([0,0,0])
+    near = findNearest(line.points,point)
+    assert near == int(res/2)
 
 def test_eulersFromRPG():
-    from ntrfc.utils.math.vectorcalc import eulersFromRPG
-    a = eulersFromRPG
+    from ntrfc.utils.math.vectorcalc import eulersFromRPG, RotFromTwoVecs, vecAngle
+    import numpy as np
+    a = np.array([1, 0, 0])
+    b = np.array([0, 1, 0])
+    cangle = vecAngle(a,b)
+    R = RotFromTwoVecs(a,b)
+
+    angle = eulersFromRPG(R)
+    assert angle[0]==cangle
 
 
 def test_randomOrthMat():
     from ntrfc.utils.math.vectorcalc import randomOrthMat
-    a = randomOrthMat
-
+    import numpy as np
+    o = randomOrthMat()
+    dot_o = np.dot(o,o.T)
+    assert all(np.isclose(dot_o,np.identity(3)).flatten())
 
 def test_minDists():
     from ntrfc.utils.math.vectorcalc import minDists