Okay to find the perpendicular bisector of a segment you first need to find the slope of the reference segment.
m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) in this case:
m=(-5-1)/(2-4)
m=-6/-2
m=3
Now for the the bisector line to be perpendicular its slope must be the negative reciprocal of the reference segment, mathematically:
m1*m2=-1 in this case:
3m=-1
m=-1/3
So now we know that the slope is -1/3 we need to find the midpoint of the line segment that we are bisecting. The midpoint is simply the average of the coordinates of the endpoints, mathematically:
mp=((x1+x2)/2, (y1+y2)/2), in this case:
mp=((4+2)/2, (1-5)/2)
mp=(6/2, -4/2)
mp=(3,-2)
So our bisector must pass through the midpoint, or (3,-2) and have a slope of -1/3 so we can say:
y=mx+b, where m=slope and b=y-intercept, and given what we know:
-2=(-1/3)3+b
-2=-3/3+b
-2=-1+b
-1=b
So now we have the complete equation of the perpendicular bisector...
y=-x/3-1 or more neatly in my opinion :P
y=(-x-3)/3
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Total number of miles is 700.
On the first day, they drove 6 and 2/3 hours. We would convert 6 and 2/3 hours to improper fraction. It becomes 20/3 hours. On the second day, they drove 5 and 3/4 hours. Converting to improper fraction, it becomes 23/4 hours. Total number of hours that they drove during the first two days is the sum of hours driven on the first day and hours driven on the Second day. It becomes
20/3 + 23/4 = (80 + 69)/12
= 149/12 hours
Answer:
44.7
Step-by-step explanation:
I guessed based on what the side looks like so if it's wrong I"m so so sorry
Answer:
Use the formula change in y divided by change in x to get your answer
