SOLUTION: Let L1 be the line y=x+2. Let L2 be a parallel line which passes through the point (0,4). What is the shortest distance from L1 to L2? Answers: A. 4 B. 1/2 C. 2 D. sqrt2

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Question 627923: Let L1 be the line y=x+2. Let L2 be a parallel line which passes through the point (0,4). What is the shortest distance from L1 to L2?
Answers:
A. 4
B. 1/2
C. 2
D. sqrt2

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Let L1 be the line }
Let L2 be a parallel line which passes through the point (0,4).
What is the shortest distance from L1 to L2?
Let be the length of the sides of the right isoseles triangle shown: 2x^2 = 2^2,


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