SOLUTION: I found the locus of a question to be x^2 - 16x +y^2 +4y +28 = 0. I need help with this part: What point on the straight line joining the points (-4,2) and (5,-1) is on the locu

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Question 1011856: I found the locus of a question to be x^2 - 16x +y^2 +4y +28 = 0.
I need help with this part: What point on the straight line joining the points (-4,2) and (5,-1) is on the locus.

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I found the locus of a question to be x^2 - 16x +y^2 +4y +28 = 0.
I need help with this part: What point on the straight line joining the points (-4,2) and (5,-1) is on the locus
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Find the equation of the line thru the 2 points. Solve it for y.
Sub for y in the circle's equation.
etc