26.) The midpoint of the line segment joining a moving point to (6,0) is on the line y=x. Find the equation of its locus.
Ans. x-y+6=0
Graph the line :
Call point (6,0) the point R.
Draw an arbitrary line from point R(6,0), crossing the
line at point M, and extending to P so that MP
equals RM. making M the midpoint of RP. P is the moving
point.
Label the moving point P with the variable coordinates (x,y)
Since point M is the midpoint of the line segment RP, we use
the midpoint formula to label M with the coordinates
(,) or (,)
Now the point M(,) is on the line , so
it must satisfy the equation , so we substitute that point
into the equation and we get:
Multiply both sides by 2:
That is equivalent to
To see the path of the moving point we draw the graph of
in green
Edwin