Asked by Francis
                find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining P(2, -4) to Q(-5,1)
A. 8y-14x 13=0
B. 8y-14x-13=0
C. 8y 14x-13=0
D. 8y 14x 13=0
Please I need someone to help me with this, with an explanatory workings.
            
        A. 8y-14x 13=0
B. 8y-14x-13=0
C. 8y 14x-13=0
D. 8y 14x 13=0
Please I need someone to help me with this, with an explanatory workings.
Answers
                    Answered by
            Steve
            
    the bisector goes through the midpoint of PQ. That is (-3/2,-3/2)
PQ has slope -5/7, so the perpendicular has slope 7/5
Now you have a point and a slope, so the line is
y+3/2 = 7/5 (x+3/2)
10y + 15 = 14x + 21
10y-14x-6 = 0
I suspect a typo. If you graph the two lines, you will see that PQ is indeed bisected by the calculated line.
    
PQ has slope -5/7, so the perpendicular has slope 7/5
Now you have a point and a slope, so the line is
y+3/2 = 7/5 (x+3/2)
10y + 15 = 14x + 21
10y-14x-6 = 0
I suspect a typo. If you graph the two lines, you will see that PQ is indeed bisected by the calculated line.
                    Answered by
            Francis
            
    So the question is wrong?
    
                    Answered by
            Steve
            
    Yes. P and Q cannot be as given.
All of the choices have slope 7/4 or -7/4.
    
All of the choices have slope 7/4 or -7/4.
                    Answered by
            Francis
            
    ok, can you pls direct me on how to work a similar question?
    
                    Answered by
            Steve
            
    Uh, geez -- I believe I just did. Given two points, find the midpoint of the line connecting them.
Find the slope of that line, and take its negative reciprocal.
Now you have a point and a slope. Just write the equation of the bisecting line.
    
Find the slope of that line, and take its negative reciprocal.
Now you have a point and a slope. Just write the equation of the bisecting line.
                    Answered by
            Francis
            
    Alright, thanks. 
    
                    Answered by
            Francis
            
    Sorry one more thing, how do you get the slope?
    
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