Minimum distance between two rotated rectangles with different angles

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Published on 2010-06-14T19:47:15Z Indexed on 2010/06/14 19:52 UTC
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How can I calculate the minimum distance between two rectangles? It is easy for rectangles which have no angles(0 degrees) but for rotated rectangles with any different angles I do not know how to do it.. Do you recommend any way?

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