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Point line squared distance · case 01

Distance to an endpoint replaces perpendicular distance to the infinite line.

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ROOT CAUSE

Distance to an endpoint replaces perpendicular distance to the infinite line.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply the specified mathematical contract directly, preserving all terms and boundary cases: return str(Fraction(((b[0]-a[0])*(a[1]-p[1])-(a[0]-p[0])*(b[1]-a[1]))**2,(b[0]-a[0])**2+(b[1]-a[1])**2))

Unsuccessful approach: The cross product is not squared for squared distance.

Case contract

Integer coordinates and lengths, with exact arithmetic except for indicated division results. Lengths are nonnegative. Rectangles are (xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax) with ordered bounds; coordinate vectors have matching dimensions. p,a,b are integer planar points with a!=b; return reduced Fraction string for distance squared to the infinite line through a and b. Exact operational definition: str(Fraction(((b[0]-a[0])*(a[1]-p[1])-(a[0]-p[0])*(b[1]-a[1]))**2,(b[0]-a[0])**2+(b[1]-a[1])**2))

Why this case matters

Small exact fixtures expose this error without platform timing, external services, or probabilistic observations. Planar geometry results depend on the stated convention.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(p, a, b):
    return str((p[0]-a[0])**2+(p[1]-a[1])**2)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: ((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))', solve(*((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))), '4')
check('fixture 2: ((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))', solve(*((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))), '0')
check('fixture 3: ((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))', solve(*((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))), '2')
check('fixture 4: ((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))', solve(*((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))), '0')
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: ((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))54Failed
fixture 2: ((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))20Failed
fixture 3: ((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))42Failed
fixture 4: ((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))90Failed

SHA-256 / 7d468b937273a1a7ec2d10f06cb144fe59c1365c7c4db4906af2cc0d6932e8d5

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(p, a, b):
    return str(Fraction(abs((b[0]-a[0])*(a[1]-p[1])-(a[0]-p[0])*(b[1]-a[1])),(b[0]-a[0])**2+(b[1]-a[1])**2))
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: ((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))', solve(*((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))), '4')
check('fixture 2: ((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))', solve(*((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))), '0')
check('fixture 3: ((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))', solve(*((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))), '2')
check('fixture 4: ((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))', solve(*((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))), '0')
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: ((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))14Failed
fixture 2: ((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))00Passed
fixture 3: ((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))12Failed
fixture 4: ((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))00Passed

SHA-256 / 8a92bfe63283368c1bfdacc8e01d55c328ebeb776b6e501deedd16c7f4c04e88

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(p, a, b):
    return str(Fraction(((b[0]-a[0])*(a[1]-p[1])-(a[0]-p[0])*(b[1]-a[1]))**2,(b[0]-a[0])**2+(b[1]-a[1])**2))
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: ((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))', solve(*((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))), '4')
check('fixture 2: ((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))', solve(*((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))), '0')
check('fixture 3: ((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))', solve(*((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))), '2')
check('fixture 4: ((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))', solve(*((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))), '0')
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: ((1, 2), (0, 0), (2, 0))44Passed
fixture 2: ((1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2))00Passed
fixture 3: ((0, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1))22Passed
fixture 4: ((3, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0))00Passed

SHA-256 / a3850bd315781965ac49b5b9e2d59c70c9b22fe34a02ae3ec514d3b95a1264b6

Verification & scope

This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:37:54.537103+00:00.

Case digest / c5e553d2f52addf4520bb5c0cdf9da891fc2683e5a26f772af5eb9d7f5c4e89f