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EE Board October 1997: Find the distance of the line 3x+4y=5 from the origin.

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1

Answer

D. 1

Solution

d = |3(0)+4(0)-5|sqrt(9+16) = 5/5 = 1.

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