I have the coordinates of the 4 vertexes of a parallelogram. If i calculate the length of two opposing sides, how do I get the perpendicular distance between them? Is it just the distance between the 2 side's midpoint?
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If by opposing sides you mean parallel sides, then no, it isn't. That will be the length of the side adjacent to the one you are referring to.
One way would be to find the area of the parallelogram using the coordinates and equate the area to the product of the base and the height. The length of the base can again be found using the coordinates of two adjacent points.
No the distance between two midpoints is the same as a side, which is not what you want.
The easiest is probably to start by calculating the area of the parallelogram (by taking the length of the cross product of two adjacent sides in 3D, or as a determinant in 2D) and then divide by the length of the side you want to have as base.