Distance rom a point NOT on a line to the line

enharmonics

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This problem has me a bit confused. I'm not totally sure if what I'm doing is right.

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My problem is with Steps 4 and 5. I'm not exactly sure what the problem means by asking what ||P0Q x u|| / ||u|| would look like. Based on the wording in Step 5 I assumed I was just supposed to write the cross product explicitly, then kind of "show" that it is equivalent to the expression for d given at the top of the worksheet:

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Is this correct?
 
This problem has me a bit confused. I'm not totally sure if what I'm doing is right.

attachment.php


My problem is with Steps 4 and 5. I'm not exactly sure what the problem means by asking what ||P0Q x u|| / ||u|| would look like. Based on the wording in Step 5 I assumed I was just supposed to write the cross product explicitly, then kind of "show" that it is equivalent to the expression for d given at the top of the worksheet:

attachment.php


Is this correct?
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