SOLUTION: Find the point on the line -3 x + 4 y + 3 =0 which is closest to the point (1,-5)
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Question 842864: Find the point on the line -3 x + 4 y + 3 =0 which is closest to the point (1,-5)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The closest point is a perpendicular line containing the point.
The line perpendicular to or has a slope of
Use the point to solve for
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