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In plain geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, or, more precisely, the line segment connecting point A to point B.
There are other possibilities when we move off a two-dimensional plane. On a sphere, like the surface of the earth, a "great circle" path is the shortest distance. (A great circle is a circle that runs along the surface of that sphere so as to cut it into two equal halves) Any route from A to B is going to be the arc drawn from A to B with the center of the earth as the point of reference (the place to put the point of the compass). This is an example of non-Euclidean geometry and there are many others.
It can get even more complicated. For example, there is elliptic and a hyperbolic geometry each with its own different replacement for the straight line in plain geometry.
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What is the distance between point (-25)(-2-1)?
The shortest distance between the two points is zero
What is distance distance between two points?
In plane geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a line. In spherical geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a segment of a great circle. The distance between one point and another is known as the displacement.
What is the distance between two points?
In plane geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a line. In spherical geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a segment of a great circle. The distance between one point and another is known as the displacement.
What is the shortest distance from a point a line?
A line is the shortest distance between two points. I can't understand what this question asks, but it seems to be asking for that particular answer.
What is the shortest distance between two points called?
The shortest distance between any two points is called displacement.
How do you determine given two lines which share a plane the point on each line where the shortest distance between the two lines is equal to some quantity?
If the two lines are parallel, then the shortest distance between them is a single, fixed quantity. It is the distance between any point on one line along the perpendicular to the line.Now consider the situation where the two lines meet at a point X, at an angle 2y degrees. Suppose you wish to find points on the lines such that the shortest distance between them is 2d units. [The reason for using multiples of 2 is that it avoids fractions].The points are at a distance d*cos(y) from X, along each of the two lines.
What is a distance postulate?
The distance postulate is such: the shortest distance between two points is a line.(xy, x-y) The distance postulate is such: the shortest distance between two points is a line.(xy, x-y)
Two world capitals with the shortest distance between them?
The shortest distance in the world between two country capitals is between Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia. i believe the distance is about 58km. Source: Personal Experience
What is the shortest distance between two places on a globe's surface?
the questions is " do you know what is the shortest distance betwen two placs on a globes's surface? "
How do you find the minimum distance between two targets?
The perpendicular distance is the shortest.
How can displacement and distance be two different things?
distance is the measure of the length between two points where as displacement is the shortest distance between the points.
What is displacement value?
the shortest distance between two points.
