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Example Question #11 : Coordinate Geometry
Find the distance between and the point
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To find the distance, use the formula where the point is
and the line is
First, we'll re-write the equation in this form to identify
,
, and
:
subtract
from and add
to both sides
multiply both sides by
Now we see that
. Plugging these plus
into the formula, we get:
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