Distance Between Parallel Tangents

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Distance Between Parallel Tangents

For the pair:

$$lx+my=\pm\sqrt{a^2l^2+b^2m^2}$$

the perpendicular distance between them is:

$$d=\frac{2\sqrt{a^2l^2+b^2m^2}}{\sqrt{l^2+m^2}}$$

Usage

- Used to find the separation between two parallel tangents.

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