JMU
Metrics in 2D Analytic Geometry
An Introduction


Prof. David Bernstein
James Madison University

Computer Science Department
bernstdh@jmu.edu


Definition
The Triangle Inequality

Two Cases for the Euclidean Distance

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Other Norms
Metrics for Different Norms

Distance Between Two Points

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The Unit Ball

For Different Norms

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Some Unusual Metrics
Some Unusual Metrics
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