1.   Which of the following means that the distance between two lines measured along a perpendicular line to the line is always the same?
    A. equivalent B. equidistant
    C. equilateral D. equilibrate
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  2.   Find the distance from K(0, -1) to the line whose equation is y = 2x + 4.
    A. B.
    C. D. 2
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  3.   Find the distance between the parallel lines m and n whose equations are
y = x + 4 and y = x - 6, respectively.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Find the distance from R(-7, 8) to the line with the equation y = 5.
    A. -3 B. 5
    C. 11 D. 3
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  5.   Find the distance from R(6, -4) to the line with the equation y = 12.
    A. -16 B. 6
    C. 8 D. 16
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