1.   Write the standard form of a line for which the length of the normal segment to the origin is 7 and the normal makes an angle of 120° with the positive x-axis.
    A. x + y + 14 = 0 B. x + y + 14 = 0
    C. x - y - 14 = 0 D. x - y + 14 = 0
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  2.   Consider the equation -x + 2y - 5 = 0. Find the length of the normal and the angle it makes with the positive x-axis.
    A. ; 297° B. ; 243°
    C. ; 63° D. ; 117°
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  3.   The point nearest to the origin on a line is at (-4,4). Find the standard form of the equation of the line.
    A. x + y - 8 = 0 B. x - y + 8 = 0
    C. x + y + 8 = 0 D. x + y - 4 = 0
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  4.   Write the equation 5x - 7y + 24 = 0 in normal form.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   For the line given by the equation 5x - 7y + 24, what is the angle formed by the x-axis and the normal through the origin?
    A. 36° B. 54°
    C. 144° D. 126°
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