Abstract

The popular problem of the distance from a point to a line in two-dimensional coordinate geometry has been presented in many textbooks, books, and articles with multiple solutions. In this paper, we revisit this problem by presenting three interesting elementary solutions. In addition, we discuss some applications of these solutions in solving some related three-dimensional coordinate geometry problems. These elementary solutions to the two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometry problems can be used suitably in teaching mathematics at high school or junior college level.

Keywords: Distance from a point to a line; distance from a point to a plane; coordinate geometry; elementary solutions.

DOI: 10.57016/TM-MCOZ3440

Pages:  52$-$58     

Volume  XXVII ,  Issue  1 ,  2024