The shortest distance from a point to a line is
the transversal from the point to the line.
the perpendicular from the point to the line.
the parallel segment from the point to the line.
the hypotenuse from the point to the line.
the transversal from the point to the line.
the perpendicular from the point to the line.
the parallel segment from the point to the line.
the hypotenuse from the point to the line.
