<P> The distance ( or perpendicular distance ) from a point to a line is the shortest distance from a fixed point to any point on a fixed line in Euclidean geometry . It is the length of the line segment which joins the point to the line and is perpendicular to the line . The formula for calculating it can be derived and expressed in several ways . </P>
<P> The distance ( or perpendicular distance ) from a point to a line is the shortest distance from a fixed point to any point on a fixed line in Euclidean geometry . It is the length of the line segment which joins the point to the line and is perpendicular to the line . The formula for calculating it can be derived and expressed in several ways . </P>
directed distance from a line to a point
directed distance from a line to a point
perpendicular distance
perpendicular distance