Find the orthocenter of a triangle with the given vertices:
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Answer:
5x -y = -37
Step-by-step explanation:
One way to find the coefficients A and B is to use the differences of the x- and y-coordinates:
A = Δy = y2 -y1 = 2 -(-3) = 5
B = -Δx = -(x2 -x1) = -(-7 -(-8)) = -1
Then the constant C can be found using either point.
5x -y = 5(-7) -2 = -37
The equation of the line is ...
5x -y = -37
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<em>Additional comment</em>
This approach comes from the fact that the slope of a line is the same everywhere.
The "standard form" requires that A be positive, so we chose point 1 and point 2 to make sure that was the case.
Heyoo. Hope this helps you understand why is the answer is option 2. If you still don’t understand, feel free to ask for me to further explain. I used two important rules to figure it out (they are included in the picture).
