Lesson: Distance Between a Point and a Straight Line in the Coordinate Plane

In this lesson, we will learn how to find the distance between a point and a straight line in the coordinate plane.

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Q1:

Find the length of the perpendicular line drawn from the point to the straight line that passes through the point and whose slope is .

Q2:

What is the distance between the point and the line of slope 1 through ?

Q3:

Find the perpendicular distance between the point and the -axis.

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