1. A line through (-5,-4) and (2,4) is perpendicular to a line through (-6,y) and (2,3). Find y.
2. The points (x,-3), (-4,1) and (2,3) lie on the same line. Find the value of x.
3. Given two points A(3,1) and B(-12,-1), determine a third point P(x,y) such that the slopes of AP and BP are -2/3 and 2/3 respectively.
1. A line through (-5,-4) and (2,4) is perpendicular to a line through (-6,y) and (2,3). Find y.
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What is the slope of that first line?
m = (Y2-Y1) / (X2-X1) = (4 - -4) / (2 - -5) = 8/7
so what is the slope of a line perpendicular to that?
m' = -1/m = -7/8
so
-7/8 = (3-y) / (2+6)
8 (3-y) = -7(8)
3 - y = -7
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1. To find the value of y, we need to first find the slope of the line passing through (-5,-4) and (2,4). The slope of a line passing through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given by the formula:
slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Using the given points, we have:
slope of first line = (4 - (-4)) / (2 - (-5)) = 8 / 7
Now, we know that the line passing through (-6, y) and (2,3) is perpendicular to the first line. The slopes of two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other. So, the slope of the second line is -7/8.
Using the formula, we can find the value of y using the slope and the coordinates of any point on the line (-6,y) and (2,3). Let's use (-6,y):
slope = (3 - y) / (2 - (-6)) [Substituting the coordinates into the slope formula]
-7/8 = (3 - y) / 8
Cross-multiplying, we get:
-7(8) = (3 - y) * 8
-56 = 24 - 8y
-8y = -80
y = 10
Therefore, the value of y is 10.
2. We are given three points (x, -3), (-4, 1), and (2, 3), and we need to find the value of x.
To determine if these three points lie on the same line, we can calculate the slopes of the lines formed by any two of these points. If the slopes are equal, then the points lie on the same line.
We calculate the slopes of the lines formed by the points (-4, 1) and (2, 3), and by the points (x, -3) and (-4, 1):
Slope of first line = (3 - 1) / (2 - (-4)) = 2/6 = 1/3
Slope of second line = (1 - (-3)) / (-4 - x) = 4 / (-4 - x) = -1/3
Since the slopes are equal, we have:
1/3 = -1/3
This equation has no solution, which means that the three points (-4, 1), (2, 3), and (x, -3) do not lie on the same line. Therefore, there is no specific value of x that satisfies the condition.
3. We are given two points A(3,1) and B(-12,-1) and need to determine a third point P(x,y) such that the slopes of lines AP and BP are -2/3 and 2/3, respectively.
The slope of a line passing through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given by the formula:
slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
We can calculate the slope of the line AP using the coordinates of points A and P:
slope of AP = (y - 1) / (x - 3)
Given that slope of AP is -2/3, we have:
-2/3 = (y - 1) / (x - 3)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
-2(x - 3) = 3(y - 1)
-2x + 6 = 3y - 3
-2x + 9 = 3y
y = (-2/3)x + 3
Similarly, we can calculate the slope of the line BP using the coordinates of points B and P:
slope of BP = (y - (-1)) / (x - (-12))
Given that slope of BP is 2/3, we have:
2/3 = (y + 1) / (x + 12)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
2(x + 12) = 3(y + 1)
2x + 24 = 3y + 3
2x - 3y = -21
Now, we have a system of equations to solve:
-2x + 9 = 3y (Equation 1)
2x - 3y = -21 (Equation 2)
Adding Equation 1 and Equation 2, we can eliminate the x term:
-2x + 9 + 2x - 3y = 3y - 21
6y = -12
y = -2
Substituting the value of y in Equation 1, we can find the value of x:
-2x + 9 = 3(-2)
-2x + 9 = -6
-2x = -15
x = 15/2
Therefore, the third point P is P(15/2, -2).