Question

Help with Inclination of Lines

Answer 1

Find the distance between the point (6, 2) and the line x + 1 = 0 (round your answer to the nearest tenth).

Answer 2

@amistre64 How do i put this into form Ax + By + C = 0? We are missing y

Answer 3

I know it looks like it already is

Answer 4

but we are missing y :/

Answer 5

@zepdrix

Answer 6

x+1=0 ,hence x=-1 , it is here

Answer 7

the point (6,2) is here . Can you say what the distance between them?

Answer 8

Between x+1=0 and 6,2?

Answer 9

"we are missing y" .... no, the coeff of y = 0

1x + 0y +1 = 0 is the same as: x+1 = 0

Answer 10

that is your question, right?

Answer 11

S: so this would mean we could put it into the equation:

\[\frac{ (1)(6)+(0)(2)+1 }{ \sqrt{1^2} }\]

Answer 12

so \[ \frac{ 7 }{ 1 }\]

Answer 13

or 7 would be the answer?

Answer 14

Although the method is weird to me, it is correct. :)

Answer 15

What would your method be? Just wondering this one was in my textbook