Question

The distance from a point to a line is the length of the ____________ segment from the point to the line.

Answer 1

In the drawing you have line l and point P. There are several segments that join the point to the line. They have different lengths. One of them, though, is unique in that it is the shortest distance between point P and line l. Which one is it and how would you describe it? That is the distance between a point and a line.