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Point to Line Distance Calculator

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Distance formula, foot of perpendicular and mirror point

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Point to Line Distance Calculator: Distance formula, foot of perpendicular and mirror point. Point to Line Distance Calculator uses standard math formulas to compute accurate results instantly.

Line Ax + By + C = 0

Point P(x₀, y₀)

Distance to 3x + 4y − 2 = 03.2
Foot of perpendicular H(0.08, 0.44)
Mirror point P′(-1.84, -2.12)
s = A·x₀+B·y₀+C16

Steps

  1. 1Signed distance value: s = A·x₀ + B·y₀ + C = 3×2 + 4×3 + (-2) = 16
  2. 2d = |s| / √(A² + B²) = 16 / 5 = 3.2
  3. 3Foot of perpendicular: k = s / (A² + B²) = 0.64, H = (x₀ − A·k, y₀ − B·k) = (0.08, 0.44)
  4. 4Mirror point: P′ = 2H − P = (-1.84, -2.12)
  • Formula: d = |A·x₀ + B·y₀ + C| / √(A² + B²); the denominator is the length of the line's normal vector (A, B).
  • The foot of perpendicular is obtained by moving the point back along the normal: k = s/(A² + B²), H = (x₀ − A·k, y₀ − B·k).
  • A and B cannot both be 0. For parallel lines, the distance between them is |C₁ − C₂| / √(A² + B²) (after normalizing x-coefficients).

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Point to Line Distance Calculator formula

Point to Line Distance Calculator uses standard math formulas to compute accurate results instantly.

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