Question

to Calculate the distance from the point (-2,3) to the line
y = x + 1.

Answer 1

Steps:

1) Find equation of line perpendicular to given line passing through -2,3
2) Find point of intersection of both lines
3) Find distance from -2,3 to that point of intersection using distance formula

Answer 2

or, if you can remember the formula from most algebra books, plug in the numbers

Answer 3

Formulas are dumb.

Answer 4

Well , dumb formula yields result is 4/√ 2 = 2.83