Distance of perpendicular segments?

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Distance of perpendicular segments?

The equation is y=0x+5 and the point is (-2,4) They want me to find the distance from point to line but i am not sure how to. I could care less about the answer I just want to know how to get it

2007-11-06 13:37:12 · 1 answers · asked by ~Dante's Babe~ 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

yeah i know those are the same thing but i just put it like that so i know the slope is zero

2007-11-06 13:45:22 · update #1

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Are you sure you got the equation right?

y = 0x + 5
is just
y = 5

For a horizontal line the distance from the point to the line is the just difference in the y coordinates.

distance = 5 - 4 = 1

2007-11-06 13:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋