SOLUTION: find the distance between the line 4x+3y=5 and 2,3

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Question 1082522: find the distance between the line 4x+3y=5 and 2,3
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by ikleyn(52887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There is a NICE formula to find the distance from a point to a straight line in a coordinate plane.


See the lesson
    - The distance from a point to a straight line in a coordinate plane
in this site. 

In your case it works this way:

    d = abs%284%2A2%2B3%2A3-5%29%2Fsqrt%284%5E2%2B3%5E2%29 = abs%2812%29%2F5 = 12%2F5.