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.   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 - 4 = 0
    C. x + y + 8 = 0 D. x - y + 8 = 0
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  3.   Write the standard form of the equation of a line for which the length of the normal segment to the origin is 19 and the normal makes an angle of 150° with the positive x-axis.
    A. x + y - 38 = 0
    B. x + y - 19 = 0
    C. x - y + 19 = 0
    D. x - y + 38 = 0
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  4.   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. 54° B. 36°
    C. 126° D. 144°
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  5.   The point nearest to the origin on a line is (9, 3). Find the standard form of the equation of the line.
    A. 3x - y - 24 = 0 B. 3x + y - 30 = 0
    C. x - 3y = 0 D. x + 3y - 18 = 0
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