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Old June 26th, 2009, 12:15 PM
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Question Anayltic geometry
Question:
Find the distance between the given pairs?
4x+3y+8=0 ,4x+3y-0=0

Attempt:

I did the distance formula with origin (0,0) and got:
d1=\frac{8}{5} ,d2=\frac{0}{5}
So,since they are of the same sign
|\frac{8}{5} - \frac{0}{5} =\frac{8}{5}|

Am I correct?
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