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What have you tried?

The perpendicular distance is the shortest distance.
Original post by lizard54142
What have you tried?

The perpendicular distance is the shortest distance.


So i have the distance of PR and PN and I don't know what to do from there
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Original post by Teddysmith123
So i have the distance of PR and PN and I don't know what to do from there


Find the angle between PN and PR using the dot product, then use some trig :smile:
(edited 8 years ago)
Original post by Gome44
Find the angle between PN and PR using the dot product, then use some trig :smile:



Could you possibly show this on paper so it is clearer?

Thank you
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Original post by Teddysmith123
Could you possibly show this on paper so it is clearer?

Thank you


Tomorrow (if no one else helps you) as I'm going to sleep now :smile:

Bury maths tutors diagram is quite helpful though
Original post by Gome44
Tomorrow (if no one else helps you) as I'm going to sleep now :smile:

Bury maths tutors diagram is quite helpful though


Thank you tomorrow would be great if no one else does reply! :smile:
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Original post by Teddysmith123
Thank you tomorrow would be great if no one else does reply! :smile:


Hope this helps :smile:
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Original post by Teddysmith123
Thank you tomorrow would be great if no one else does reply! :smile:


I think this question could have been put on c4 as well, as you don't need any fp3 methods to answer it
Original post by Gome44
I think this question could have been put on c4 as well, as you don't need any fp3 methods to answer it


Thnaks thats actually very helpful

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