Find Distance From a Point to a Line - Calculator

An easy to use calculator to find the distance d between a line of the general form ax + by + c = 0 and a point given by its coordinates P(x0,y0).
The formula for the distance d is given by
d = |a·x0 + b·y0 + c| / √(a2 + b2)

Use of the Distance From a Point to a Line Calculator

1 - Enter the coefficients a, b and c and the coordinate of the point and press "Calculate Distance".
Line
a = , b = c =
Point
x0 = , y0 =
Decimal places =

Distance between the line and the point
Distance =

More References and links

General Equation of a Line: ax + by = c .
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