Question 1014214
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1 The distance is not directed. 
  It is the number, the value.


2. See the lesson <A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Vectors/The-distance-from-a-point-to-a-straight-line-in-a-coordinate-plane.lesson>The distance from a point to a straight line in a coordinate plane</A> in this site,
   explaining how to find the distance from the point to a straight line in a coordinate plane.
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