Triangle Properties and Distance Formulas

To find the horizontal line segment from the point to the line

To find the perpendicular line segment from the point to the line

To find the longest line segment from the point to the line

To find the parallel line segment from the point to the line

(a, b)

(a, c)

(a, ma + c)

(b, ma + c)

By multiplying the x-coordinates

By taking the absolute difference of the y-coordinates

By adding the y-coordinates

By subtracting the x-coordinates

ma + c

1

m

b

m

1

ma + c

b

Square root of m^2

Square root of 1 + m^2

Square root of 1 + m

Square root of m

It helps find the height of the triangle

It helps find the hypotenuse of the triangle

It helps find the area of the triangle

It helps find the base of the triangle

The slope is the area of the triangle

The slope is the hypotenuse of the triangle

The slope is the height of the triangle

The slope is the base of the triangle

The longest side of the triangle

The shortest side of the triangle

The height of the triangle

The base of the triangle

They are both right-angled and share a common angle

They have the same base length

They have the same height

They have the same hypotenuse