Question

Find the distance from A(15,21) to the line 5x +2y=4. Round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

Answer:The distance from a point to a line is

distance(ax+by+c=0,(x0,y0)) = abs(ax0+by0+c)/sqrt(a^2+b^2)

So first convert the formula for the line to standard form

5x+2y=4

5x+2y-4=0

a=5, b=2, c=-4, x0=15, y0=-21

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