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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Solution 1: The coordinates of N are (x, 0). Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28BA%29%5E2+%2B+%28BN%29%5E2+=+%28AN%29%5E2\";
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\n" ); document.write( "\"9+%2B+16+%2B+9-6x%2B+x%5E2+%2B+16+=+x%5E2\";
\n" ); document.write( "50 - 6x = 0;
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 25/3.\r
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\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 \"%284-0%29%2F%283-x%29+=+-3%2F4\", or 16 = -9 + 3x, or 25 = 3x, or x = 25/3.
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