The shortest distance from a point to a straight line is the
measurement of the line segment which connects the point to the straight line.
This line segment should be perpendicular to the line and is thus called the
perpendicular distance.
It is like if you have two number lines. Then one has a pointer at 0, and the other one has the pointer facing at 2 then it will be lesser because the first one has 0 or if it turned around it would be greater. If it is equal then it would have the same number, but watch out if it is a negative number.
Answer:
y = 3x + 3
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
Calculate m using the slope formula
m = 
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, 0) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, 3) ← x and y- intercepts
m =
=
= 3
The line crosses the y- axis at (0, 3) ⇒ c = 3
y = 3x + 3 ← equation of line