Student[MultivariateCalculus]
Distance
return the distance between lines, planes, or points
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
Compatibility
Distance(pl1, pl2)
pl1, pl2
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Line, Plane, list; Line or Plane object defined in Student[MultivariateCalculus], or a point in 2D or 3D.
The Distance command calculates the distance between two lines, planes or points.
If the arguments intersect, the Distance command returns zero.
The answer is not necessarily simplified. The command evalf can be used to convert the answer to a floating point value.
The floating point value of this expression can be obtained with evalf.
The distance between two intersecting lines is 0.
The Student[MultivariateCalculus][Distance] command was introduced in Maple 17.
For more information on Maple 17 changes, see Updates in Maple 17.
See Also
Student[MultivariateCalculus][Line]
Student[MultivariateCalculus][Plane]
Student[MultivariateCalculus][Equal]
Student[MultivariateCalculus][AreParallel]
Student[MultivariateCalculus][Intersects]
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