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If they are in the same plane then it is the length of the straight line joining them.
If they are not in a plane then things get complicated. On the surface of the earth (a sphere), the shortest distance is an arc along the great circle. The great circle is a circle whose centre is the centre of the earth and which passes through the two places. This is why New York to Tokyo flights go over the Arctic region.
With polyhedra, one way to find the shortest distance is to mark the two points on a net the shape. If you can draw a straight line between the points such that all of it is on the net, then that is the shortest distance. You may need to play around with different nets.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoA line is the shortest distance between two points.
I can't understand what this question asks, but it seems to be asking for that particular answer.
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∙ 10y agothe perpendicular distance to the line is the shortest.
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∙ 10y agoA "Great circle". A straight line on a Mercator projection is a "rhumb line", and is not the shortest distance.
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∙ 10y agoIt depends on the measurements you drawn.
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What is the shortest distance between two points called?
The shortest distance between any two points is called displacement.
What is distance distance between two points?
In plane geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a line. In spherical geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a segment of a great circle. The distance between one point and another is known as the displacement.
What is the distance between two points?
In plane geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a line. In spherical geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a segment of a great circle. The distance between one point and another is known as the displacement.
What is a distance postulate?
The distance postulate is such: the shortest distance between two points is a line.(xy, x-y) The distance postulate is such: the shortest distance between two points is a line.(xy, x-y)
How can displacement and distance be two different things?
distance is the measure of the length between two points where as displacement is the shortest distance between the points.
What is the shortest distance possible between two points?
Nothing
What is displacement value?
the shortest distance between two points.
Why is the shortest distance between two points a line?
rays
Shortest distance between two points on the earth?
The two points and the centre of the earth define a plane, and the intersection of this plane with the surface of the earth is a circle - the "Great Circle". The shortest distance between the two points is the smaller of the two arcs on this circle.
How can you determine what is the shortest length?
A Straight Line is always the shortest distance between two points.
A straight line is the shortest distance between?
Two points in a plane.
What is a line of characteristics?
shortest distance between two points in space
