SOLUTION: A line has a y-intercept of 8 and an x-intercept of -12. what is the shortest distance from the origin to this line, to the nearest tenth?
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Question 1083157: A line has a y-intercept of 8 and an x-intercept of -12. what is the shortest distance from the origin to this line, to the nearest tenth?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A line has a y-intercept of 8 and an x-intercept of -12.
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------equation for the described given line
Line from the origin (0,0), perpendicular to given line:
Their intersection
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Distance from origin
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7488
832*9
4*208*9
4*4*52*9
4*4*4*13*9
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