+107 The perpendicular bisector of the line segment connecting the points (-3,8) and (-5,4) has an equation of the form y=mx+b. Find m+b.
The slope of the line segment is (8 - 4)/(-5 - (-3)) = -2, so the slope of the perpendicular bisector is 1/2. The midpoint is (-4,6), so by point-slope form, the equation fo the line is y - 6 = 1/2(x + 4). Then y = 1/2*x + 8, so m + b = 1/2 + 8 = 17/2.
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The perpendicular bisector of the line segment connecting the points (-3,8) and (-5,4) has an equation of the form y=mx+b. Find m+b.
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Die senkrechte Halbierende des Liniensegments, das die Punkte (-3,8) und (-5,4) verbindet, hat eine Gleichung der Form y = mx + b. Finde m + b.
Two point equation
\(f_1(x)=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}(x-x_1)+y_1\)
\(f_1(x)=\frac{4-8}{(-5)-(-3)}(x-(-3))+8\\ f_1(x)=\frac{-4}{-2}(x+3)+8\)
\(f_1(x)=2x+14\)
\(m_1=2\\ b_1=14\)
\(P_2(\frac{-3+(-5)}{2},\frac{8+4}{2})\)
\(P_2(-4,6)\)
\(m_2=-\frac{1}{m_1}\)
\( m_2=-\frac{1}{2}\)
Point direction equation
\(f_2(x)=m_2(x-x_2)+y_2\)
\(f_2(x)=-\frac{1}{2}(x-(-4))+6\)
\(f_2(x)=-\frac{1}{2}x+4 \)
\(b_2=4\)
\(m_2+b_2=\frac{7}{2}\) Wozu braucht man diese Addition?
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