document.write( "Question 1118795: Find an equation describing all points P(x,y) equidistant from Q(-3,4) and R(1,-3).
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document.write( "The line under the question is the perpendicular bisector to the segment, connecting given points.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the segment connecting the given points is m =  =  = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the slope of the perpendicular bisector to it is  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "The midpoint of the given segment is  (-1,0.5).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The straight line through the point (1,-0.5) with the slope of  is\r\n" );
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document.write( "y - 0.5 = ,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "y - 0.5 = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 14 to get\r\n" );
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document.write( "14y - 7 = 8*(x + 1),   or   14y - 7 = 8x + 8,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "8x - 14y + 15 = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is your final equation (=answer).\r\n" );
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