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Draw an image featuring a Euclidean plane with a Cartesian coordinate system. On this plane, plot triangle ABC with points A located at (-3, 2), B at (-1, -4), and C at (4, 1). Now, from point A, draw the altitude line AR. Note, this line forms a right angle with the base BC of the triangle, extending from the vertex A to the line BC. Make sure your image does not contain any text or labels, focusing purely on the visual representation of the problem. The image should entice curiosity and lead the viewer toward understanding the principles of geometry and algebra.

Given triangle ABC with A(-3, 2), B(-1, -4), and C(4, 1), write the equation for the line containing altitude line AR in standard form.

A. x - y = 1
B. x + y = -1
C. x + y = 1
D. x - y = -1

I can't figure this out at all. It's been confusing me for a long time now. I really need help, it's my very last question and I have to get this done. Any help would be appreciated!

The altitude AR is perpendicular to the line BC.

BC has slope 1, so AR has slope -1

The line through A(-3,2) with slope 1 is

y-2 = -(x+3)
x+y = -1

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I'll solve it in my next post.

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To find the equation of the altitude line AR, we first need to find the slope of the base BC. The slope of BC is given by:

m_BC = (y_C - y_B) / (x_C - x_B)

Substituting the values, we have:
m_BC = (1 - (-4)) / (4 - (-1))
= 5 / 5
= 1

Since the altitude is perpendicular to BC, the slope of the altitude is the negative reciprocal of m_BC, which is -1.

Now, let's use the point A(-3, 2) and the slope -1 in the point-slope form of a line:
(y - y_1) = m(x - x_1)

Substituting the values, we get:
(y - 2) = -1(x - (-3))
y - 2 = -x - 3
x + y = -1

Hooray! The equation of the line containing altitude line AR is option B: x + y = -1.

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To find the equation of the line containing altitude line AR, we need to determine the coordinates of point R, which is the point of intersection between the line containing AR and the line BC.

First, let's find the slope of BC:
m_BC = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
= (1 - (-4)) / (4 - (-1))
= 5 / 5
= 1

The slope of a line perpendicular to BC is the negative reciprocal of the slope of BC. Therefore, the slope of AR is -1.

Next, we need to find the coordinates of point R. The altitude of a triangle is perpendicular to the base, so we can use the point-slope form of a line to find the equation of line AR, using point A(-3, 2) and slope -1:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 2 = -1(x - (-3))
y - 2 = -x - 3
y = -x - 3 + 2
y = -x - 1

Now, let's rearrange the equation in standard form, which is Ax + By = C:

x + y = -1

Therefore, the correct answer is option B: x + y = -1.

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You ask us about the line AR, but you still haven't told us anything about point R!!!

Where is it, in relation to ABC?