The minimum distance between any two points

Question:

The minimum distance between any two points $P_{1}$ and $P_{2}$ while considering point $P_{1}$ on one circle and point $\mathrm{P}_{2}$ on the other circle for the given circles' equations

$x^{2}+y^{2}-10 x-10 y+41=0$

$x^{2}+y^{2}-24 x-10 y+160=0$

Solution:

Given $\mathrm{C}_{1}(5,5), \mathrm{r}_{1}=3$ and $\mathrm{C}_{2}(12,5), \mathrm{r}_{2}=3$

Now, $\mathrm{C}_{1} \mathrm{C}_{2}>\mathrm{r}_{1}+\mathrm{r}_{2}$

Thus, $\left(\mathrm{P}_{1} \mathrm{P}_{2}\right)_{\min }=7-6=1$

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