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Mathematics 17 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the distance from the point to the line. (-8,1); 3x + 4y = 9.

OpenStudy (austinl):

You need to find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line through that point. See where they intersect. Then you use the distance formula to calculate the distance.

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