SOLUTION: The distance of the line 3x-y=6 from point (1,2). Please put the solution.. thank you for being so nice and helpful tutors..^^

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Question 187727: The distance of the line 3x-y=6 from point (1,2).

Please put the solution.. thank you for being so nice and helpful tutors..^^

Answer by uday1435(57)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance from a point (m, n) to the line Ax + By + C = 0 is given by:
|Am +Bn + C| /√(a^2 +b^2)

d = |3(1) – 2 -6| / √5 = √5 units

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