SOLUTION: Determine the equation of the line through A(-5,1) such that the distance from B(3, -1) and C(-3, 2) to that line is equal. Thank you!

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Question 987710: Determine the equation of the line through A(-5,1) such that the distance from B(3, -1) and C(-3, 2) to that line is equal.
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Determine the equation of the line through A(-5,1) such that the distance from B(3, -1) and C(-3, 2) to that line is equal.
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To be equidistant, the line has to go thru the midpoint of B & C
Find the midpoint.
Find the line thru A and the MP.