document.write( "Question 1102745: Find the distance from P to L
\n" ); document.write( "--line l contains points (-2 4) and (1 -9). point p has coordinates (14 -6) \n" ); document.write( "

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Find the distance from P to L
\n" ); document.write( "--line l contains points (-2 4) and (1 -9). point p has coordinates (14,-6)
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\n" ); document.write( "Use commas.
\n" ); document.write( "(-2,4) and (1,-9)
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the equation of the line thru the 2 points in Ax + By + C = 0 form.
\n" ); document.write( "Then use:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+%2814A+-+6B+%2B+C%29%2Fsqrt%28A%5E2+%2B+B%5E2%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "As an alternative:
\n" ); document.write( "Find the equation of the line thru the 2 points
\n" ); document.write( "Then find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line thru the point (14,6), and the intersection of the 2 lines.
\n" ); document.write( "Then find the distance from (14,-6) to the intersection.
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