How do you measure the distance between a point and a line?

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anonymous · Answer

Take the slope of the line and find the perpendicular slope: the negative reciprocal.
Then plug in the point off of the line into the equation and solve for the x-intercept and set up a system of equations. Find the point of intersection and that will be the point you use the distance formula on. Questions?

anonymous · Answer

THis is because the perpendicular distance is the height which is actually the shortest distance to the line. The true distance.

anonymous · Answer

thanks

anonymous · Answer

You're welcome :)

anonymous · Answer

Do you know this one Each perpendicular contains a chord. Compare the lengths of the chords.

anonymous · Answer

Is this related to the last question or is it a completely new question?

anonymous · Answer

related to the last question

anonymous · Answer

I had to draw a circle on tracing paper and draw two radii.

anonymous · Answer

Can you draw it possibly?

anonymous · Answer

and make two congruent segments on each radios

anonymous · Answer

Possible draw it using the draw feature? It's kinda hard to imagine.

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