document.write( "Question 382595: Line AB is perpendicular to Line BN in the diagram at the right. What are the coordinates of Point N?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #271074 by robertb(5830)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Solution 1: The coordinates of N are (x, 0). Use the Pythagorean Theorem. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "50 - 6x = 0; \n" ); document.write( "50 = 6x; \n" ); document.write( "x = 25/3.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solution2: Slope of line AB is 4/3. Thus the slope of line BN must be the negative reciprocal, or -3/4. \n" ); document.write( "Hence |