SOLUTION: The x-axis is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment through A (2,5) and B (x,y).find x and y.

Question 1051517: The x-axis is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment through A (2,5) and B (x,y).find x and y.

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the x-axis is the perpendicular bisector, the other line must run along the x-axis, and its slope will be infinite and of the form x= some constant.
The line segment therefore must be part of x=2, since one x-value is 2, so all x-values must be 2.
To bisect (2,5) with the x-axis, the other point must be (2,-5).
x=2
y=-5

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