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Question
Which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Of all the line segments that can be drawn from a point to a line not containing it, the perpendicular line segment is the shortest one.
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Solution
True (T)
Reason: The perpendicular distance is the shortest distance from a point to a line not containing it.
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