2006-12-14T22:48:50ZFluxBBhttp://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=5408y ≠ -x + b.
y doesn't relate to x at all, because x is always -1.
And because x is always -1, then a point with an x coordinate of 3 is [3-(-1)=] 4 away from the line.
]]>http://www.mathisfunforum.com/profile.php?id=6412006-12-14T22:48:50Zhttp://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=52563#p52563find the distance from the point (3,-7) to the line x = -1.