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Which of these lines comes closer to the origin?
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Problem



Consider the graphs with equations $y=2x-10$ and $y=x-6$.

Which comes closer to the origin?

Can you find the shortest distance between this line and the origin?

This problem is taken from the World Mathematics Championships