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Lesson: Finding the Distance from a Point to a Straight Line in the Coordinate Plane

In this lesson, we learn how to find the distance between a point and a straight line in the coordinate plane and how to find either the point's coordinates or the line's equation given the distance between them.

Worksheet: Finding the Distance from a Point to a Straight Line in the Coordinate Plane • 24 Questions

Q1:

Find the length of the perpendicular from the point to the -axis.

Q2:

Find the length of the perpendicular from the point to the -axis.

Q3:

Determine the length of the perpendicular from a point to the line .

Q4:

Find the length of the perpendicular from the point to the -axis.

Q5:

Find the length of the perpendicular from the point to the -axis.

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