alleryThe distance of a point from a line is the length of which segment?
AThe parallel one
BThe peripheral one
CThe permanent one
DThe perpendicular
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The perpendicular
1. Many segments join a point to a line, all of different lengths.
2. Only one of them is taken as the distance.
3. It is the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point to the line.
4. So the shortest such segment is the one meant.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 9 'Straight Lines'_
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