Its perpendicular distance.
The distance between the above places is 1563 miles. This distance is point to point straight distance. The actual distance may vary according to the flight path chosen. Also this is not the airport to airport precise distance.
The distance between the above places is 1139 miles. This distance is point to point straight distance. The actual distance may vary according to the flight path chosen. Also this is not the airport to airport precise distance.
The shortest driving distance is 1,805 miles.
The distance between the above places is 4285 miles. This distance is point to point straight distance as seen on the map. The actual distance covered by a flight may vary according to the flight path chosen. Also this is not the airport to airport distance.
The shortest driving distance is 83.1 miles.
Given a straight line (a directrix) and a point (the focus) which is not on that line, a parabola is locus of all points whose distance form the directrix is the same as its distance from the focus.
The answer will depend on where point a is.
Pitch
The straight-line distance from Newcastle, England to Darwin, Australia is 8557 miles. This is the true straight line distance which accounts for the curvature of the earth, NOT the straight line drawn on a map
The answer depends on where A and B are.
The shortest distance is 1,929 miles.
The length of a perpendicular segment from a point to a line is the shortest distance between that point and the line. This length can be calculated using the formula given the coordinates of the point and the line's equation. Specifically, if the line is represented in the form Ax + By + C = 0, and the point's coordinates are (x₀, y₀), the length can be found using the formula: ( \text{Distance} = \frac{|Ax₀ + By₀ + C|}{\sqrt{A^2 + B^2}} ). This distance is always positive and represents the minimum separation between the point and the line.