Answer:
-3
Step-by-step explanation:
The length of a segment is
sqrt( ( y2-y1)^2 + (x2-x1) ^2) = 2 sqrt(10)
sqrt( ( a-4 - -1)^2 + (2a -4) ^2) = 2 sqrt(10)
sqrt( ( a-4 +1)^2 + (2a -4) ^2) = 2 sqrt(10)
Combine like terms
sqrt( ( a-3)^2 + (2a -4) ^2) = 2 sqrt(10)
Square each side
( a-3)^2 + (2a -4) ^2) = 4 *(10)
FOIL the left side
a^2 -6a +9 + 4a^2 -16a +16 = 40
Combine like terms
5a^2 -22a +25 = 40
Subtract 40 from each side
5a^2 -22a -15 =0
Factor
(a - 5) (5 a + 3) = 0
Using the zero product property
a-5 =0 5a +3 = 0
a = 5 5a = -3
a=5 a = -3/5
The product of the terms is
5 * -3/5 = -3
