Distance Between a Point and a Line

Here we show how to find the shortest distance from a point to a line in 3D space. In this video we primarily focus on the theory of how to compute this distance, while in the next video we will work through an example.
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[@basedworldsk8]

That information about the line in space coefficients making the V and P(x,y,z) helped a lot.

[@aarsh3nic]

exactly what i was looking for !!

[@mehmetcetinkaya7654]

Very clear and informative thank you

[@mojiganga2]

love it!! straight to the point!

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[@yakutsoraya1423]

In this video, I realized that the area of the parallelogram which has the edges PQ and v gives me the same equation without knowing the cross product etc.
What I mean is the area = |PQ| * |v| *sinØ = D *|v|.

[@unusuallyy]

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me too

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Great explaination ❤️

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[@philblack9098]

What is the difference between finding the distance between a point and a plane equation and doing this method? I'm confused as to why you would use one or the other in different situations

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[@hafsaimtiaz5832]

ax +by +cz ÷ by underroot a^2 +b^2 .......this is the formula to find point to line rytttt???????

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