standard_description: Derive the formula A = 1/2 ab sin(C) for the area of a triangle by drawing an auxiliary line from a vertex perpendicular to the opposite side.
problem_activity: Task
Suppose $P$ is a point not contained on a line $L$.
Let $Q$ be the point on $L$ so that $PQ$ meets $L$ perpendicularly and let
$R$ be any other point on $L$ as in the picture below:
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Show that segment $PQ$ is shorter than segment $PR$.


aligns: no