Calculating the shortest distance(perpendicular distance) between a point and a line

Asked Oct 02 '10 at 15:28

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Shortest distance between a point and a line segment

Hi,
I have a point, A, and a Line with two endpoints, B and C. I want to know how I can calculate the shortest distance between point A and the line between the points B and C.
Pseudo-code is enough, though Python is preferred.
Thanks

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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asked Oct 02 '10 at 15:28

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http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Point-LineDistance2-Dimensional.html – Lou Franco Oct 02 '10 at 15:32
This shouldn't be tagged as a Java question. Please remove the java tag. – Michael Scheper Feb 14 '14 at 10:01

Calculating the shortest distance(perpendicular distance) between a point and a line

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