This activity investigates how to find the distance from a point P{a, b) to a line L:

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This activity investigates how to find the distance from a point P{a, b) to a line L: Ax + By = C.
(a) Write an equation for the line M through P perpendicular to L.
(b) Find the coordinates of the point Q in which M and L intersect.
(c) Find the distance from P to Q.

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Calculus Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic

ISBN: 9780132014083

3rd Edition

Authors: Ross L. Finney, Franklin D. Demana, Bert K. Waits, Daniel Kennedy

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