What's the shortest distance from a point to a straight line is ?

A. a vertical line through the point. B. a parallel through the point to the line. C. the perpendicular from the line to the point. D. the perpendicular bisector of the line. The correct answer is *C. the perpendicular from line to the point

You can find the area of a rectangle by multiplying the length and height. so multiply 1/2*7/4(which is the simpler version of 1 3/4) and you get 7/8 as your answer.