document.write( "Question 844050: the shortest segment joining a point to a line is the perpendicular segment from the point to the line, true or false? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #508496 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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True, as long as the point is not on the line. \n" ); document.write( "
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