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katrin2010 [14]
4 years ago
9

A line passes through the points (2, –2) and (–6, 2). The point (a, –4) is also on the line. What is the value of a?

Mathematics
1 answer:
leonid [27]4 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The value of a=6[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

<u>step 1:- </u>

<u>col linearity of three points :- </u>

We know that slopes of two parallel lines are equal.If two lines having the same slope pass through a common point ,then two lines will coincide . Hence ,If A,B,C are three points in the X Y- plane, then they will lie on a line,

that is three points are col linear if and only if Slope of AB= slope of BC

<u>step 2:-</u>

Since the given three points are col-linear, we have

Slope of AB= slope of BC

given points are A(2,-2) ,B(-6,2) and C(a,-4)

<u>Step 3 :-</u>

Slope of AB= slope of BC

\frac{2-(-2)}{-6-2} =\frac{-4-2}{a+6}

\frac{-1}{2} =\frac{-6}{a+6}   by cross multiplication we get \\a+6=12\\Step 4:-The value of a=6

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