SOLUTION: find distance from origin to line when y=2 i know the answer is -2 but i can't show my work so i was wondering if any1 could help me with that

Question 284101: find distance from origin to line when y=2 i know the answer is -2 but i can't show my work so i was wondering if any1 could help me with that
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Alan3354:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The line y=2 is 2 units above the origin in positive territory. How did you get the distance to be -2?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance is always positive. If a direction is also specified, that might be considered positive or negative, but distance is a measure of how far apart 2 points are.
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y = 2 is parallel to the x-axis, and 2 units "above" it. The distance from a point to a line is the minimum distance, which is from the point and perpendicular to the line. In this case from (0,0) to (2,0).
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The distance is 2.
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