Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - Summary Exercises on Graphs, Circles, Functions, and Equations - Exercises - Page 247: 7

Answer

a) $4\sqrt 3$ (b) $(4\sqrt 3,3\sqrt 5)$ (c) $y=3\sqrt 5$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $P(2\sqrt 3,3\sqrt 5), Q(6\sqrt 3,3\sqrt 5)$, we can fine the distance $d(P, Q)=\sqrt {(6\sqrt 3-2\sqrt 3)^2+(3\sqrt 5-3\sqrt 5)^2}=4\sqrt 3$ (b) the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment PQ can be found as $(\frac{6\sqrt 3+2\sqrt 3}{2},\frac{3\sqrt 5+3\sqrt 5}{2})$ or $(4\sqrt 3,3\sqrt 5)$ (c) Assume the equation passing the two points as $y=mx+b$, we have $m=\frac{3\sqrt 5-3\sqrt 5}{6\sqrt 3-2\sqrt 3}=0$ and $3\sqrt 5=0(2\sqrt 3)+b$ or $b=3\sqrt 5$, thus the equation is $y=3\sqrt 5$
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