Question

Find the distance between the given point and the line.

1. Line 3x – 4y – 26 = 0 and point (3, -5)

2. Line 12(x + 6) = 5(y – 2)and point(-1, 1)

Answer 1

1. The distance between the line and the

2. Express the line in standard form

12(x + 6) = 5(y – 2) ⇒ 12x + 72 = 5y – 10

⇒ 12x – 5y + 82 = 0

The distance between the line and the point is