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7. Find the shortest distance, approximate to the nearest tenth for the following: Please include a final statement
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document.write( "We draw the line y=2 which is the green line below,\r\n" );
document.write( "and we plot the point P(1,-4)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we draw the shortest line segment (in black) from from the point\r\n" );
document.write( "P(1,-4) to the green line:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we use the y-axis as a measuring stick and make tick marks\r\n" );
document.write( "along the black line segment we just drew from the point \r\n" );
document.write( "to the line. We make the marks the same distance apart as\r\n" );
document.write( "the units marked off on the y-axis:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Count the units marked off on the black line segment.\r\n" );
document.write( "We find it is 6 units long.  So the answer is 6.\r\n" );
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