Question

Can someone help me with the first question please

Answer 1

Answer:

  (c)  5y -17x +99 = 0

Step-by-step explanation:

The median of a triangle is the line through a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side. The median of ΔXYZ from vertex Y will be the line through point Y and the midpoint of XZ.

Midpoint

The midpoint of XZ is the average of the coordinates of X and Z.

  M = (X +Z)/2

  M = ((1, -2) +(8, -7))/2 = (9, -9)/2 = (4.5, -4.5)

Line through two points

The slope of the median can be found using the slope formula:

  m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

The slope of line YM is ...

  m = (-4.5 -4)/(4.5 -7) = -8.5/-2.5 = 17/5

The point-slope form of the equation of a line is ...

  y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . . line with slope m through point (h, k)

The line with slope 17/5 through point Y(7, 4) is ...

  y -4 = 17/5(x -7)

Subtracting the right side, and multiplying by 5 gives ...

  5(y -4) -17(x -7) = 0

  5y -17x +99 = 0 . . . . equation of the median through Y