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4. Proofs with Perpendicular Lines

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Exercise 4 Page 524

Use the Distance Formula.

About 4.1 units.

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The distance from A to XZ refers to the shortest distance between the point and the line. This is always the length of the segment that's perpendicular to XZ. Therefore, we should substitute points A and Z in the Distance Formula.

d = sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2 + (y_2-y_1)^2)

SubstitutePoints

Substitute ( 4,- 1) & ( 3,3)

AY=sqrt(( 4- 3)^2+( - 1- 3)^2)

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Simplify right-hand side

SubTerms

Subtract terms

AY=sqrt(1^2+(- 4)^2)

CalcPow

Calculate power

AY=sqrt(1+16)