The shortest distance from a point to a straight line is
a. a parallel through the point to the line.
b. the perpendicular bisector of the line.
c. a vertical line through the point.
d. the perpendicular from the line to the point.

for this case we have by definition, if two lines are perpendicular, then the product of their slopes is -1.

then, given the following line:

so,

we are looking for m_ {2}:

then, the line is given by:

we find "b" replacing the given point:

finally, the equation is:

option c

step-by-step explanation:

yes it represnts a functio, their are not 2 of the same numbers on the both sides