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 December 1st, 2014, 04:34 PM #1 Newbie   Joined: Oct 2014 From: usa Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Coordinate Geometry!! Please friends help me out with this probem..!! Que) In the x,y coordinate system, line l passes through point P(2, 1) and is perpendicular to line y = x + 1. Column A y intercept of line l Column B x intercept of line l Ans) (a) The quantity in Column A is greater. (b) The quantity in Column B is greater. (c) The two quantities are equal. (d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Please explain stepwise, as I am weak in coordinate geometry. Last edited by skipjack; December 1st, 2014 at 08:10 PM.
 December 1st, 2014, 07:45 PM #2 Senior Member   Joined: Jan 2012 From: Erewhon Posts: 245 Thanks: 112 That a line is perpendicular to $y=x+1$ means that its slope is $-1$. So we may write the equation of the line as $y=-x+c$. We are told the line passes through the point $P(2,1)$, so we have when $x=2$ that $y=1$, so: $1=-2+c$ so $c=3$ and our line is $y=-x+3$ ... Now complete the answer yourself. CB Thanks from topsquark and saha Last edited by skipjack; December 1st, 2014 at 08:06 PM.
 December 1st, 2014, 08:18 PM #3 Global Moderator   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,629 Thanks: 2077 One needn't find the value of c. Thanks from saha
December 2nd, 2014, 04:43 AM   #4
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 Originally Posted by skipjack One needn't find the value of c.
You don't need to even find the slope the solution can be found perfectly well by construction with straight edge and compass.

So other than your snarky comment what help to solve this, without finding c, are you offering the OP?

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 December 2nd, 2014, 05:32 PM #5 Global Moderator   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,629 Thanks: 2077 In this instance, it's quite likely that any working is ignored, as the question is of the multiple choice type. In general, though, it's better to explain the key points, i.e., explain why the gradient is -1, etc., than to write considerably more to obtain something that isn't necessary and so wouldn't be awarded any marks. Thanks from saha
December 2nd, 2014, 08:24 PM   #6
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 Originally Posted by skipjack In this instance, it's quite likely that any working is ignored, as the question is of the multiple choice type. In general, though, it's better to explain the key points, i.e., explain why the gradient is -1, etc., than to write considerably more to obtain something that isn't necessary and so wouldn't be awarded any marks.
It is necessarry, it is what they were supposed to write under column B.

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 December 3rd, 2014, 07:55 AM #7 Global Moderator   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,629 Thanks: 2077 The question doesn't request that. It presents four answers, so selecting the appropriate answer suffices. At the start of a multiple choice paper, there is an instruction to select the appropriate answer from the choices given for each question. Thanks from saha
 December 3rd, 2014, 11:20 AM #8 Newbie   Joined: Oct 2014 From: usa Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Hello Friends..!! Thank you so much for your replies...If we don't find the value of c then, please explain the other method to solve it. Last edited by skipjack; December 3rd, 2014 at 02:35 PM.
 December 3rd, 2014, 02:37 PM #9 Global Moderator   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,629 Thanks: 2077 The intercepts can be given very simply in terms of c. However, what would you consider to be the definitions of "x intercept" and "y intercept"? Should an intercept be referred to as a quantity? Thanks from saha
December 3rd, 2014, 11:39 PM   #10
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 Originally Posted by skipjack The intercepts can be given very simply in terms of c. However, what would you consider to be the definitions of "x intercept" and "y intercept"? Should an intercept be referred to as a quantity?
This is like your other posts is unhelpful to the OP and irrelevant to boot. It looks like what you are refering to is the wording in the problem as recieved by the OP so it is pointless questioning it (as in unhelpful to the OP) all that is required is our best interpretation of it.

As a global moderator I expect you in addition to keeping order on the site to at least attempt to help those innocently seeking help and as far as I can see you are not. If I was uncharitable (and I'm not) I would describe your contribution as a waste of space.

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