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(1 point) Find the point on the line $-2x + 2y + 3 = 0$ which is closest to the point $(4, 2)$. Answer is

          (1 point) Find the point on the line $-2x + 2y + 3 = 0$ which is closest to the point $(4, 2)$.
Answer is

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Geometry A Common Core Curriculum

Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell 1st Edition

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To do this, we need to isolate y on one side of the equation: 2y = -Zx - 3 Divide both sides by 2: y = (-Z/2)x - 3/2 Now we have the equation of the line in slope-intercept form. Show more…

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point) Find the point on the line ~Zx + 2y + 3 = 0 which is closest to the point (4,2). Answer is

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