The slope of OB is 1/2 and that of AB is 3/2. If the coordinate of A is (5;0)? what is the coordinate of B?

hogwartsxhoe5t

hogwartsxhoe5t

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2022-10-31

The slope of O B is 1 / 2 and that of A B is 3 / 2. If the coordinate of A is ( 5 , 0 ), what is the coordinateof B?

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cokeman206

cokeman206

Beginner2022-11-01Added 18 answers

Equation of a line with given slope m passing through a given point ( a , b )
( y b ) = m ( x a )
Find intersection of two such lines one through origin and other through A.
Taniya Melton

Taniya Melton

Beginner2022-11-02Added 5 answers

Equation of O B : using y = m x + c is, comes to be, y = x 2 .
and, equation of A B : using ( y a ) = m ( x b ) is, 3 ( x 5 ) 2 .
by solving them, we get, 15 2 and 15 4
So, the point is 15 4

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