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∙ 10y agoThe line that comes closest can go through the point and so it is simply a line through the point. Given one or two points you can always draw a straight line that goes through them.
The issue becomes more interesting when you have three or more points. You need to make some assumptions regarding the shape of the line: is it a straight line, a quadratic curve, an exponential growth or decay, something else.
Next you need to decide what measure you wish to minimise: the absolute vertical distances between the line and the points, the absolute horizontal distances or the absolute perpendicular distances. Or would you rather work with squared distances? Each one of these choices will give rise to a different line and the line that minimises the chosen measure may not pass through a single point.
So, a line that comes closest to the point may not be a particularly "good" line. A "good" line is called a "line of best fit". The most popular measure for minimising is the square of the vertical distance between the line and the point and the resulting line is called the "least squares regression line".
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∙ 10y agoLine of best fit
"Line of best fit"
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A shape with 6 sides is called a hexagon. It's a two-dimensional flat shape with straight sides. The word "hexagon" comes from the Greek words "hexa" meaning "six" and "gonia" meaning "corner" or "angle". So, a hexagon has six corners and six angles as well.
line of best fit
Line of best fit
"Line of best fit"
Light travels in a straight path unless it hits an object that causes it to reflect, refract, or scatter in different directions. When there is an external light source, such as the Sun or a lamp, light comes from that direction.
when a water comes out from nozzle and moves straight forward are called jet of water.
The point closest to the sun in an object's orbit is called perihelion. This is the point where the object is closest to the sun due to the elliptical shape of its orbit.
The closest she comes is in a scene aboard a train from a movie called "House of Cards."
The rocket launcher that shoots straight up in the air and comes down vertically on a target is called a "mortar." It is a weapon used for indirect fire support in which the projectile follows a high, arching trajectory before hitting the target from above.
They reflect and scatter visible light that comes from an external source.
The distance between the planets can even vary at different oppositions. The closest possible opposition distance between Earth and Venus is 38 million kilometers. This is the closest that any planet comes to Earth. (The point when the planets are at their closest approach to each other is called opposition).
The point of farthest excursion is called the apoapsis, with the closest approach being called the periapsis or pericentre, though for different bodies, unique derivitive terms are used. For example, when we talk of object in orbit about the Earth we use perigee and apogee for closest and furthest positions. When we are talking about objects in orbit around the sun, such as the planets, we use perihelion and aphelion for closest and furthest approches.
The point of farthest excursion is called the apoapsis, with the closest approach being called the periapsis or pericentre, though for different bodies, unique derivitive terms are used. For example, when we talk of object in orbit about the Earth we use perigee and apogee for closest and furthest positions. When we are talking about objects in orbit around the sun, such as the planets, we use perihelion and aphelion for closest and furthest approches.