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Find the distance between Line c and Point A. Round to
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Find the distance between Line c and Point A. Round to the nearest tenth.-example-1

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Answer:

The distance is approximately 3.6

Explanation:

The distance from a point (xo, yo) to a line ax+by+c=0 is the shortest distance from the given point to any point on the line.

It can be calculated with the formula:


\displaystyle d={\frac {\mid ax_(0)+by_(0)+c\mid}{\sqrt {a^(2)+b^(2)}}}

The coordinates of point A are (1,-2). The equation of the line must be found by knowing two clear points it passes through.

These points are (0,3) and (6,-1). First, we calculate the slope:


\displaystyle m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)


\displaystyle m=(-1-3)/(6-0)=(-4)/(6)=-(2)/(3)

The equation of the line in slope-point form is:


y=m(x-x_o)+y_o

Taking the point (0,3) and the slope above:


\displaystyle y=-(2)/(3)(x-0)+3

Multiply by 3:


3y=-2x+9

Moving all terms to the left side:


2x+3y-9=0

We now have all the required values to calculate the distance:

a=2, b=3, c=-9, xo=1, yo=-2


\displaystyle d={\frac {\mid 2\cdot 1+3\cdot (-2)+(-9)\mid}{\sqrt {2^(2)+3^(2)}}}


\displaystyle d={\frac {\mid 2-6-9\mid}{\sqrt {13}}}\approx 3.61

The distance is approximately 3.6

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