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Class 11 · Mathematics (041) · Unit 9: Straight Lines

Distance & Angle

Lesson 3 of 3
Distance of (x0,y0)(x_0, y_0) from ax+by+c=0ax + by + c = 0: ∣ax0+by0+c∣a2+b2\dfrac{|ax_0 + by_0 + c|}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}}. Angle: tan⁡θ=∣m1−m21+m1m2∣\tan\theta = \left|\dfrac{m_1 - m_2}{1 + m_1 m_2}\right|.
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