Difference between revisions of "Distance Command"

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Distance( <Point>, <Object> ): Yields the shortest distance between a point and an object.; Example: Distance((2, 1), x^2 + (y - 1)^2 = 1) yields 1

Note: The command works for points, segments, lines, conics, functions and implicit curves. For functions it uses a numerical algorithm which works better for polynomials.

Example: Let f be a function and A be a point. Distance(A, f) yields the distance between A and (x(A), f(x(A))).

Distance( <Line>, <Line> )

Yields the distance between two lines.

Examples:

Distance(y = x + 3, y = x + 1) yields 1.41
Distance(y = 3x + 1, y = x + 1) yields 0

Note: The distance between intersecting lines is 0. Thus, this command is only interesting for parallel lines.

Note: See also

Distance or Length tool .

Distance( <Point>, <Point> ): Yields the distance between the two points.; Example: Distance((2, 1, 2), (1, 3, 0)) yields 3

Distance( <Line>, <Line> ): Yields the distance between two lines.; Example: Let a: X = (-4, 0, 0) + λ*(4, 3, 0) and b: X = (0, 0, 0) + λ*(0.8, 0.6, 0). Distance(a, b) yields 2.4

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+;Distance( <Point>, <Object> ): Yields the shortest distance between a point and an object.
-; Distance[Point A, Object O]: Yields the (shortest) distance between points ''A'' and the Object. Works for Points, Segments, Lines, Conics and Implicit Curves. When ''f'' is a function, <code>Distance[A,f]</code> returns distance between ''A'' and ''(x(A),f(x(A)))''.
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-: {{Note| In GeoGebra 3.2  '''Distance[Point A, Segment]''' gave the distance to the segment extended to an infinite line. From GeoGebra 4.0 it gives the distance to the Segment itself. }}
+: {{Note| 1=The command works for points, segments, lines, conics, functions and implicit curves. For functions it uses a numerical algorithm which works better for polynomials.
-; Distance[Line g, Line h]: Yields the distance between the parallel lines ''g'' and ''h''.
+::{{example|Let ''f'' be a function and ''A'' be a point. <code><nowiki>Distance(A, f)</nowiki></code> yields the distance between ''A'' and ''(x(A), f(x(A)))''.}}
-: {{Note| The distance between intersecting lines is 0. Thus, this command is only interesting for parallel lines.}}
-: {{Note| See also [[Image:Tool Distance.gif]] [[Distance or Length Tool|Distance or Length]] tool .}}
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+;Distance( <Line>, <Line> ): Yields the distance between two lines.
+:{{examples|1=<div>
+:*<code><nowiki>Distance(y = x + 3, y = x + 1)</nowiki></code> yields ''1.41''
+:*<code><nowiki>Distance(y = 3x + 1, y = x + 1)</nowiki></code> yields ''0''</div>}}
+: {{Note| 1=The distance between intersecting lines is ''0''. Thus, this command is only interesting for parallel lines.}}
+{{Note| 1=See also [[File:Mode distance.svg|link=|20px]] [[Distance or Length Tool|Distance or Length]] tool .}}
+;Distance( <Point>, <Point> )
+: Yields the distance between the two points.
+:{{example|1=<code><nowiki>Distance((2, 1, 2), (1, 3, 0))</nowiki></code> yields ''3''}}
+;Distance( <Line>, <Line> )
+:Yields the distance between two lines.
+:{{example|1=Let ''a: X = (-4, 0, 0) + λ*(4, 3, 0)'' and ''b: X = (0, 0, 0) + λ*(0.8, 0.6, 0)''.  <code><nowiki>Distance(a, b)</nowiki></code> yields ''2.4''}}

Difference between revisions of "Distance Command"

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