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Express the equation of the given line in the form Ax+By+C=0A x+B y+C=0. Then find the distance from the given point P(x1,y1)P\left(x_1, y_1\right) to that line. Round answers to the nearest hundredth.

x=3;P(5,7)x=3 ; P(5,7)

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To solve the problem, we need to use the distance formula from a point (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) to a line.

d=Ax1+By1+CA2+B2\begin{aligned} d &= \dfrac{\abs{Ax_1 + By_1 + C}}{\sqrt{A^2 + B^2}} \end{aligned}

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