Consider the line y = ax, where a is a positive constant. What is the shortest distance between the line and the point (a,0) ? (a) 241 a²+1 (b). 21 a²+1 (c). q² a (d). √²+1

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Consider the line y = ax, where a is a positive constant. What is the shortest
distance between the line and the point (a,0) ?
(a) 241
a²
a²+1
(c). √²+1
(b).
a
(d). √²+1
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the line y = ax, where a is a positive constant. What is the shortest distance between the line and the point (a,0) ? (a) 241 a² a²+1 (c). √²+1 (b). a (d). √²+1
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