What is the distance of the point (0, 1) from the line 3x – 8y – 21 = 0. Posted on May 5, 2017 What is the distance of the point (0, 1) from the line 3x – 8y – 21 = 0. What is the distance of the point (0, 1) from the line 3x – 8y – 21 = 0.