Dowling, L. Wayland (Linnaeus Wayland), b. 1867, Turneaure, F. E. (Frederick Eugene), 1866- · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 122
The sign of the result will be negative when p^ < p; that is,when the given point and the origin are on the same side of thegiven line. The sign will be posi-tive in the contrary case. Example. Find the distance from tlieline 3 X + i ?/ + 12 = 0 to the point (2, 3).Here the normal form of the… … Note that the given point and EXERCISES 1. Find the distance of the point (3, 5) from the line 2x—3?/ + 6 = 0. 2. Find the distance between the parallel lines 7 x — 8 y — 15 and7 .r - 8 2/ = 40. 3. The line 5x + l2y = 25 touches a circle whose center is the origin.Find the radius of the circle and…
Geometry, Analytic
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