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The perpendicular distance of the point c from the line joining a and b is

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`(|b xx c + c xx a + a xx b|)/(|b - a|)`

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`(|b xx c - c xx a + a xx b|)/(|b - a|)`

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`(|b xx c + c xx a - a xx b|)/(|b - a|)`

D

`(|b xx c - c xx a - a xx b|)/(|b - a|)`

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