document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550800>Question 550800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.What point on x-axis is equidistance from the points(6,7) and (4,-3)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.Find the equations of the diagonals of a rectangle whose sides are x+1=0,x-4=0,y+1=0 and y-2=0. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let Q be the point on the x axis (x,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let P be (6,7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance PQ\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2=((7-0)^2+(6-x)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2=49+36-12x+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2=85-12x+x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the second point be R (4,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance RQ=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2=(-3-0)^2+(4-x)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2=9+16-8x+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D(RQ)=d(PQ)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85-12x+x^2=9+16-8x+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point Q(15,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2(RQ)=(-3-0)^2+(4-15)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2(RQ)=9+121=130\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2(PQ)=49+81=130\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Find the equations of the diagonals of a rectangle whose sides are x+1=0,x-4=0,y+1=0 and y-2=0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the lines are x=-1, y=-1, x=4, y=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "intersection points of the lines are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1,-1),(-1,2),(4,2),(4,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Calculate the slope of the line passing through the points on the diagoinal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1,-1) & (4,2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x1		y1	x2	y2				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1		-1	4	2				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope m =		(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(	2	-	-1	)/(	4	-	-1	) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(	3	/	5	)  				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=		  3/ 5						 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug value of  the slope  and point 			(	-1	,	-1	) in	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y 	=	m	x 	+	b			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.00	=	- 3/5	+	b				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=	-1	-	- 3/5					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=	-  2/ 5							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the equation  will be								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y 	=	 3/5	x 		- 2/5			<BR>\n" );
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