distance_point2point

nrv.utils.distance_point2point(x_1, y_1, x_2=0, y_2=0)

Computes the distance between a point (x_p,y_p) and a line defined as y=a*x+b

Parameters:

• x_1 (float) – first point x coordinate,

• y_1 (float) – firstpoint y coordinate,

• x_2 (float) – second point x coordinate, by default 0

• y_2 (float) – second point y coordinate, , by default 0

Returns:

d – distance between the point and the orthogonal projection of (x_p,y_p) on it

Return type:

float