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What is the shortest path between a line and a point not on that line?
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∙ 8y ago
The shortest path is a line perpendicular to the given line that passes through the given point.
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Wiki User
∙ 8y agoIt will be a line that is perpendicular to the existing line and goes through the point.
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Which is the best description of a line segment?
The shortest path between two points
Which geometric object is the shortest path between two points?
line segment
Is the shortest path between two points a straight line?
Yes, on a plane surface (a flat sheet of paper, for example).
What is an endless straight path starting at a point?
Line
What is a straight path from one point to another?
A line.
The shortest path from a starting point to an endpoint what is it called?
The shortest path between two points is called a geodesic. In flat (Euclidean) space it is simply a straight line.
What is the shortest path between to points?
a segment of a strate line
Difference between shortest path and alternate path?
difference between shortest path and alternate path
What geometric object is the shortest path between two points?
2D line.
Which is the best description of a line segment?
The shortest path between two points
Which geometric object is the shortest path between two points?
line segment
Why is there no such thing as 2 sided polygons?
actually, there is, depending on your definition of polygon, and your definition of a line segment. A line segment is the shortest path btwn two points, right? So take a sphere and pick any two points on that sphere. The shortest path between them on the surface of the sphere would be a "curve" along the surface, but it's the shortest path between the points, so it technally is a line segment. Take two of these line segments that intersect at two points, and there is your two sided polygon!
Is the shortest path between two points a straight line?
Yes, on a plane surface (a flat sheet of paper, for example).
The shortest distance between two point is what?
In plain geometry, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, or, more precisely, the line segment connecting point A to point B.There are other possibilities when we move off a two-dimensional plane. On a sphere, like the surface of the earth, a "great circle" path is the shortest distance. (A great circle is a circle that runs along the surface of that sphere so as to cut it into two equal halves) Any route from A to B is going to be the arc drawn from A to B with the center of the earth as the point of reference (the place to put the point of the compass). This is an example of non-Euclidean geometry and there are many others.It can get even more complicated. For example, there is elliptic and a hyperbolic geometry each with its own different replacement for the straight line in plain geometry.A line
The shortest path from a starting point to an endpoint regardless of the path taken is called the .?
resultant displacement
The shortest path from a starting point to an endpoint regardless of the path taken is called the?
resultant displacement
Why does light run in straight line?
Because a straight line is the shortest path it can follow between two points. However a locally straight line may not be a globally straight line. This is how a gravitational field bends the path of light according to General Relativity.
