SOLUTION: the shortest segment from a point to a line is the perpendicular segment from a point to a line is the perpendicular segment from the point. is this true

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Question 1155343: the shortest segment from a point to a line is the perpendicular segment from a point to a line is the perpendicular segment from the point. is this true
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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the shortest segment from a point to a line is the perpendicular segment from a point to a line.
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