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Derive the expression for the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point `(x_1,y_1) ` yo the line `ax + by + c=0`

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` abs(PM)=d=abs((ax_(1)+by_(1)+c)/sqrt(a^(2)+b^(2))`
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