Point-Quadratic Distance
Find the minimum distance between a point in the plane 
and a quadratic Plane Curve
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Minimizing the distance squared is the equivalent to minimizing the distance (since
and 
have minima at thesame point), so take | (3) |
 | (4) |
 | (5) |
- Positive Definite Matrix
- Positive Definite Quadratic Form
- Positive Definite Tensor
- Positive Integer
- Positive Semidefinite Matrix
- Positive Semidefinite Quadratic Form
- Postage Stamp Problem
- Posterior Distribution
- Postnikov System
- Postulate
- Potato Paradox
- Potential Function
- Potential Theory
- Pothenot Problem
- Poulet Number
- Power
- Power Center
- Power (Circle)
- Power Curve
- Powerfree
- Powerful Number
- Power Line
- Power Point
- Power Rule
- Power Series