Question 1043689
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Which of the lines 2x-y+3=0 and x-4y-7=0 is farther from origin?
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To answer your question, you have to calculate the distance from the point (0,0) (the origin of a coordinate system) to the given lines.


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://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>

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