20 points! I will mark brainliest

Answer:
the shortest distance is the distance from a point to a line that make 90° .
so AC is the shortest distance.
d^2=(-3-1)^2 + (-3--1)^2
=(-4)^2 + (-2)^2
=16 + 4
=20
d=√20
this is the distance between point A and point C.