Question

Find the minimum distance between the point (1,3) and the line x=6

Answer 1

5 units

Explanation:

Remember that the minimum distance from a point to a line is always measured along a line that is perpendicular to the given line.

Here that given line is x = 6, a vertical line. The distance from (1, 3) to this line x = 6 is a horizontal one and is 6 - 1, or 5. Drawing this situation will make this even clearer.