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ZanzabumX [31]
4 years ago
5

The shortest distance from a point to a straight line is

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1 answer:
Kisachek [45]4 years ago
3 0
The shortest distance from a point to a straight line is from the perpendicular line to the point. This is a distance worked out using Euclidean geometry.
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