SOLUTION: I totally need help!!!! I don't understand how to get the distance of point (-3,4) from the line y=-2x+2.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! there is a formula for distance of a point (h,k) from a line given by the equation
a*x+b*y+c=0...the formula is
distance =
That is ,just substiute the given coordinates of the point (h,k)for x and y in the given equation of the line and devide it by
for the given problem we have line as 2x+y-2=0 and point as (-3,4).So a=2;b=1;c=-2;h=-3;k=4.
distance = =-4/
