Answer:
A. Perpendicular
Step-by-step explanation:
When lines and/or points are in perpendicular to one another, the perpendicularity line between them measures the distance between both points and/or lines.
So to measure the distance between point c and line AB, a perpendicular line has to be drawn from c to AB or from AB to c. Either of these will arrive at the same result.
It should also be noted that the angle at the point of intersection of perpendicular lines is 90°.
There's some unknown (but derivable) system of equations being modeled by the two lines in the given graph. (But we don't care what equations make up these lines.)
There's no solution to this particular system because the two lines are parallel.
How do we know they're parallel? Parallel lines have the same slope, and we can easily calculate the slope of these lines.
The line on the left passes through the points (-1, 0) and (0, -2), so it has slope
(-2 - 0)/(0 - (-1)) = -2/1 = -2
The line on the right passes through (0, 2) and (1, 0), so its slope is
(0 - 2)/(1 - 0) = -2/1 = -2
The slopes are equal, so the lines are parallel.
Why does this mean there is no solution? Graphically, a solution to the system is represented by an intersection of the lines. Parallel lines never intersect, so there is no solution.
