document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056091>Question 1056091</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the distance between the given two lines.  y=-x+4; y=-x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the distance is a perpendicular line to y=-x+4 from the origin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line is the base of a triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each leg is 4 units long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perpendicular is y=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance is from (0,0) to (2,2). That is sqrt (4+4)=2 sqrt (2) or about 2.828 units. </SPAN>\n" );
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