document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043689>Question 1043689</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the lines 2x-y+3=0 and x-4y-7=0 is farther from origin? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Which of the lines 2x-y+3=0 and x-4y-7=0 is farther from origin?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To answer your question, you have to calculate the distance from the point (0,0) (the origin of a coordinate system) to the given lines.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read the lesson \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Vectors/The-distance-from-a-point-to-a-straight-line-in-a-coordinate-plane.lesson>The distance from a point to a straight line in a coordinate plane</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site on how to do it.\r<BR>\n" );
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