Use the distance formula:
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Plug in the given coordinates:
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Simplify:
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You can leave it as:

or in decimal form as: 7.2
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Let gradient of original line = m = 1/6
Gradient of line perpendicular to this = -1/m = -6
(Gradient = slope)