Translate each phrase into a variable expression. Use n for the variable. Five more then a number

Step-by-step explanation:

I only see one phrase (correcting a typo) : "five more than a number".

that is expressed in math by using "n" for the variable "number " :

n + 5

or

5 + n

as additions and multiplications are commutative, they can be written and executed in any sequence. it is always the same result.

step-by-step explanation:

points a and b are equidistant from the desired line, so the line you find by using them will go through point r.

using points other than a and b will give the desired line only if they are equidistant from r. if they are randomly located, the perpendicular line you create will not necessarily go through point r, hence will not be a solution to the problem.