Buzz and Jessie are missing each other and their friend Woody. They want to meet at Woody's house which is halfway between their
apartments. The distance from Buzz's apartment to Woody s house is (5x + 4) miles, while Jessie's apartment is (15x + 30) miles. How far apart do Jessie & Buzz live from each other?
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Answer:
y = -4x - 6
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in point-slope form.
is the equation of the line containing point (x1, y1) and having slope, m.
The given point of the perpendicular bisector is (-1, -2), so in this case, x1 = -1, and y1 = -2.
We need the slope of the perpendicular bisector. First we find the slope of the segment. We start at point (-5, -3). We go up 1 unit and 4 units to the right, and we are at another point on the segment. Since slope = rise/run, the slope of the segment is 1/4. The slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals, so the slope of the perpendicular bisector is the negative reciprocal of 1/4, so for the perpendicular bisector, m = -4.
Now we use the equation above and our values.