Mathematics

# Of all the line segments drawn from a point to a line not containing it,the $........$ line segment is the shortest.

Perpendicular

##### SOLUTION
It can be proved by considering a right angled triangle. In a right triangle, the side opposite to the right angle (i.e. the hypotenuse) is the greatest of all sides.
Therefore, $AB < AC$

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