Find the point on the line -5sx+y+3=0 which is the closest to the point (2, 5)
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-5sx ???
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If s is a variable I could simply sub (2,5) into the equation and solve for s, making (2,5) the "closest"
By changing s, I would be changing the slope of the given line, resulting in different answers depending on the value of s
Once you decide on the correct first term,
1. find the slope of the given line
2. form the opposite reciprocal to have the slope of the perpendicular from (2,5) to the given line
3. find the equation of that perpendicular line
4. solve the two equations for the closest point.
Oh, the s is not supposed to be there.
ok, then just follow the 4 steps I outlined for you above.
Let me know what you got.
To find the point on the line -5sx+y+3=0 which is closest to the point (2, 5), we can use the distance formula.
The line -5sx+y+3=0 can be written in slope-intercept form as y = 5sx - 3. This tells us that the slope of the line is 5s.
We can assume that the point on the line closest to (2, 5) can be written as (x, 5sx - 3).
Now, we can calculate the distance between the point (2, 5) and the assumed point on the line using the distance formula:
Distance = √((x - 2)^2 + (5sx - 3 - 5)^2)
To find the point on the line that minimizes the distance to the point (2, 5), we can minimize the distance formula by finding the derivative of the distance formula with respect to x and setting it equal to zero.
Let's differentiate the distance formula:
d/dx (Distance) = d/dx [√((x - 2)^2 + (5sx - 8)^2)]
Setting the derivative equal to zero:
d/dx (Distance) = 0
Solving this equation will give us the value of x that minimizes the distance.
After solving for x, we can substitute this value back into the equation y = 5sx - 3 to find the corresponding y-coordinate.
Therefore, the coordinates of the point on the line -5sx+y+3=0 closest to the point (2, 5) are (x, y).