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