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ERIC Number: EJ182135
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Distance From a Point to a Line and a Point to a Plane Via Synthetic Methods
Bundrick, Charles M.; Sherry, David L.
School Science and Mathematics, 78, 4, 304-6, Apr 78
The authors derive distance formulas in two-and-three-dimensional coordinate geometry utilizing the concept of similar triangles and the Pythagorean theorem. (MN)
Descriptors: Analytic Geometry, Distance, Geometry, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics Education, Resource Materials, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Triangles (Geometry)
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Identifiers: Synthetic Geometry