the equation of C is x^2+y^2-8x-20y+100=0 with cetre(4,10)
given that the slope and the x-intercept of a straight B are 1 and K respectively .If L cuts C at P and Q , find the ccoordinates of the mid -point of PQ in terms of K
The equation of C is $$x^2+y^2-8x-20y+100=0$$ with cetre(4,10)
given that the slope and the x-intercept of a straight B are 1 and K respectively .If L cuts C at P and Q , find the ccoordinates of the mid -point of PQ in terms of K
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I am going to use the fact that the radius of a circle that bisects a chord is prependicular to the chord.
now the equation of the line is y=1x+K
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So I want the equation of the line prependicular to y=1x+k through (4,10)
the gradient will be -1
$$\\-1=\frac{y-10}{x-4}\\\\
-1(x-4)=y-10\\
-x+4=y-10\\
y=-x+4+10\\
y=-x+14$$
So now I want to find the intersection of y=-x+14 and y=x+k
$$\\-x+14=x+K\\
-2x=K-14\\
x=\frac{14-K}{2}\\\\
y=\frac{14-K}{2}+K\\\\
y=\frac{14-K}{2}+\frac{2K}{2}\\\\
y=\frac{14+K}{2}\\\\
\left(\frac{14-K}{2},\;\frac{14+K}{2}\right)$$
check
$$\\-x+14=\frac{K-14}{2}+\frac{28}{2}=\frac{K+14}{2}\\$$ Great it seems to work.
I went all around the world with this question before I got to the point.
It really does pay to think about problem questions before you barge head long into them. LOL
The equation of C is $$x^2+y^2-8x-20y+100=0$$ with cetre(4,10)
given that the slope and the x-intercept of a straight B are 1 and K respectively .If L cuts C at P and Q , find the ccoordinates of the mid -point of PQ in terms of K
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I am going to use the fact that the radius of a circle that bisects a chord is prependicular to the chord.
now the equation of the line is y=1x+K
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So I want the equation of the line prependicular to y=1x+k through (4,10)
the gradient will be -1
$$\\-1=\frac{y-10}{x-4}\\\\
-1(x-4)=y-10\\
-x+4=y-10\\
y=-x+4+10\\
y=-x+14$$
So now I want to find the intersection of y=-x+14 and y=x+k
$$\\-x+14=x+K\\
-2x=K-14\\
x=\frac{14-K}{2}\\\\
y=\frac{14-K}{2}+K\\\\
y=\frac{14-K}{2}+\frac{2K}{2}\\\\
y=\frac{14+K}{2}\\\\
\left(\frac{14-K}{2},\;\frac{14+K}{2}\right)$$
check
$$\\-x+14=\frac{K-14}{2}+\frac{28}{2}=\frac{K+14}{2}\\$$ Great it seems to work.
I went all around the world with this question before I got to the point.
It really does pay to think about problem questions before you barge head long into them. LOL