document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262991>Question 262991</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The endpoints of segment AB are A(0, 8) and B(15, 0). What is the shortest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance, in units, from P(0, 0) to segment AB?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance, in units, from P(0, 0) to segment AB?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of AB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -8/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The shortest line from the Origin will be perpendicular to AB, so its slope is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+15/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 15x/8<BR>\n" );
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