Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - The Rectangular Coordinate System - Exercises - Page 456: 26

Answer

y=3x+3

Work Step by Step

Equation of all points equidistant from (-3, 4) and (3, 2), following the method set out in Example 4: $\sqrt {(x+3)^2+(y-4)^2}$ is equal to $\sqrt {(x-3)^2+(y-2)^2}$. Squaring and simplifying terms which appear on both sides, 12x+12=4y y=3x+3
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