College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 2 - Functions and Graphs - Exercise Set 2.8 - Page 321: 94

Answer

$BA=2\sqrt 2,BC=3\sqrt 2,AC=5\sqrt 2$ $BA+BC=AC=5\sqrt 2$

Work Step by Step

In a given plane, three or more points that lie on the same straight line are called collinear points. Two points are always in a straight line. In geometry, the collinearity of a set of points is the property of the points lying on a single line. A set of points with this property is said to be collinear. In general, we can say that points are aligned in a line or a row. $A(1,1+d)$, $B(3,3+d)$, $C(6,6+d)$ using the distance formula, $d=\sqrt {(x_{2}-x_{1})^2+{(y_{2}-y_{1})^2}}$ the distance from $A$ to $B$ is $BA=\sqrt {(3-1)^2+{((3+d)-(1+d))^2}}=\sqrt 8=2\sqrt 2$, the distance from $B$ to $C$ is $CB=\sqrt {(6-3)^2+{((6+d)-(3+d))^2}}=\sqrt {18}=3\sqrt 2$, the distance from $A$ to $C$ is $CA=\sqrt {(6-1)^2+{((6+d)-(1+d))^2}}=\sqrt {50}=5\sqrt 2$ $2\sqrt 2+3\sqrt 2=5\sqrt 2$ $5\sqrt 2=5\sqrt 2$ Therefore $BA+BC=AC$, so the three points are collinear.
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