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Originally Posted by k9handler View Post
What are they asking here? For some reason this math stuff just confuses me beyond belief.

Find the equation for each of the following items below:

a. A line that passes through (1, 1) and is perpendicular to the line 3x+4Y=12.
------- oops, didn't read carefully enough, that "perpendicular" part will get you every time. Rick's got it right.

b. A line that passes through (5,4) and has a slope of 2.
-------- same drill, but this time they give you the point and the slope, substitute in and solve

c. A line that passes through (9,8) and has a slope of -1.
------- ditto

d. A line that passes though the points (1,2) and (12,24)
------- now you have to use the info on this page http://www.purplemath.com/modules/strtlneq.htm and then scroll down to where it says " * Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (–2, 4) and (1, 2)."

e. A circle with a radius of 9 and a midpoint at (3,3)
------ check "example 1" http://www.analyzemath.com/CircleEq/Tutorials.html

Solve for the following items:

a. The point on the x-axis that is equidistant (equal distance) from (10,4) and (6,2).

b. The distance between the points (4,4) and (20,4).
------- http://www.purplemath.com/modules/distform.htm

c. The distance between the points (1,4) and (19,5).
------- ditto

d. The midpoint between (12, 4) and (18, 6)
------- http://www.purplemath.com/modules/midpoint.htm

e. The midpoint between (-8, -6) and (25, 3)
------- ditto
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