document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051517>Question 1051517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The x-axis is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment through A (2,5) and B (x,y).find x and y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #667001 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=667001\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line segment therefore must be part of x=2, since one x-value is 2, so all x-values must be 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To bisect (2,5) with the x-axis, the other point must be (2,-5). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-5\r<BR>\n" );
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