1.   Consider the equation -x + 2y - 5 = 0. Find the length of the normal and the angle it makes with the positive x-axis.
    A. ; 63° B. ; 297°
    C. ; 117° D. ; 243°
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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 - 8 = 0
    C. x + y - 4 = 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 - 19 = 0
    B. x - y + 19 = 0
    C. x + y - 38 = 0
    D. x - y + 38 = 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.   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 - 18 = 0 D. x - 3y = 0
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