What does b represent in the equation of a line in the form y = mx + b?
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The ladder resting against the house forms a triangle similar to the one in the image below
To answer this question you must use Pythagorean theorem
a and b are the legs (the sides that form a perpendicular/right angle)
c is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle)
In this case...
a = x
b = 4
c = 20
^^^Plug these numbers into the theorem
solve for x
+ 16 = 400
= 384
x = 8√6
or
x ≈ 19.5959....
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<u>Answer-</u>
<em>The coordinates of the orthocenter of △JKL is (-4, 8)</em>
<u>Solution-</u>
The orthocenter is the point where all three altitudes of the triangle intersect. An altitude is a line which passes through a vertex of the triangle and is perpendicular to the opposite side.
For a right angle triangle, the vertex at the right angle is the orthocentre of the triangle.
Here we are given the three vertices of the triangle are J(-4,-1), K(-4,8) and L(2,8)
If the triangle JKL satisfies Pythagoras Theorem, then triangle JKL will be a right angle triangle.
Applying distance formula we get,
As,
Therefore, the vertex at K (-4, 8) is the orthocentre.
