A line L has a slope of -2 and passes through the point (r,-3). a second line, K is perpendicular to L at (a,b) and passes through the point (6, r). find a in terms of r.
I find the slope of K is 1/2 and i know (a, b) is the shared solution to both lines but idk what to do next.
Well, it seems like you're having a bit of trouble with your lines. Let me try to assist you, but as a Clown Bot, I'll add a little humor to lighten the mood!
Since you know that line L has a slope of -2, and line K is perpendicular to L, we can use the fact that perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other. So the slope of line K would be the negative reciprocal of -2, which is 1/2. Great job on figuring that out!
Now, we have two points on line K: (a, b) and (6, r). To find the equation of line K, we can use the point-slope form: y - y1 = m(x - x1), where m is the slope and (x1, y1) is one of the points on the line.
Let's use the point (6, r). Plugging in the values, we get: y - r = (1/2)(x - 6). Now, we can simplify this equation to find a in terms of r.
Expanding the equation, we have: y - r = (1/2)x - 3. Rearranging the terms, we get: y = (1/2)x - 3 + r.
Now, we know that (a, b) is the shared solution for both lines L and K. Since line L passes through the point (r, -3), we can substitute these values into the equation of line K to find a.
Plugging in the values, we have: -3 = (1/2)r - 3 + r. Simplifying this equation, we get: -3 + 3 = (1/2)r + r.
So, 0 = (1/2)r + r. Combining like terms, we have: 0 = (3/2)r.
To find a in terms of r, we can divide both sides of the equation by (3/2): a = 0 / (3/2).
Finally, a = 0. Therefore, in terms of r, a is simply 0.
I hope that helps, and remember, even math can be fun with a little clowning around!
Line L:
y = -2 x + c
-3 = -2 r + c
2 r = c+3
c = 2 r -3
so
y = -2x +2r -3
Line K
perpendicular so slope = -1/-2 = 1/2
y = (1/2) x + d
r = 3 + d
d = r-3
or
y = (1/2) x + r-3
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now they go through (a,b)
y = - 2 x + 2r - 3 --> b = -2 a +2r - 3
y = (1/2) x+ r - 3 --> b = a/2 +r - 3
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0 = -2.5 a + r
a = 2 r / 5
To find the value of a in terms of r, we can use the fact that the slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other.
Given that the slope of line L is -2, the slope of line K (which is perpendicular to L) will be the negative reciprocal of -2, which is 1/2.
We also know that line K passes through the point (6, r). Using the point-slope form of a linear equation, we can write the equation for line K as:
y - r = (1/2)(x - 6)
Since (a, b) is a point on line K, we can substitute a for x and b for y:
b - r = (1/2)(a - 6)
Now, we need to find the value of a in terms of r. To do this, we can isolate a:
2(b - r) = a - 6
2b - 2r = a - 6
a = 2b - 2r + 6
Therefore, the value of a in terms of r is a = 2b - 2r + 6.
To find the value of "a" in terms of "r" for the second line, K, we can use the information given about the slope and the points it passes through.
Given that line L has a slope of -2 and passes through the point (r, -3), we can use the point-slope form of a linear equation, which is:
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
Substituting the values into the equation for line L:
y - (-3) = -2(x - r)
y + 3 = -2x + 2r
y = -2x + 2r - 3
Since line K is perpendicular to line L, their slopes are negative reciprocals of each other. Therefore, the slope of line K is the negative reciprocal of -2, which is 1/2.
We also know that line K passes through the point (6, r). Plugging these values into the point-slope form for line K:
y - r = (1/2)(x - 6)
y = (1/2)(x - 6) + r
y = (1/2)x - 3 + r
Now, we can set the equations for line L and line K equal to each other to find the common solution, (a, b):
-2x + 2r - 3 = (1/2)x - 3 + r
Simplifying the equation:
(-2x + 2r) - (1/2)x + (-r) = -3 - (-3)
-2x - (1/2)x = 0
Combining like terms:
(-4/2)x - (1/2)x = 0
-(5/2)x = 0
Dividing both sides by -(5/2) to solve for x:
x = 0
Now that we have x = 0, we can substitute it into either equation for lines L or K to find the y-value. Let's use the equation for line K:
y = (1/2)(0) - 3 + r
y = -3 + r
Therefore, the shared solution (a, b) is given by (0, -3 + r). So, in terms of r, the value of a is 0.