Using the Length to Determine the Coordinates of a Point on the Line

Using the Length to Determine the Coordinates of a Point on the Line

Secondary 3

Find the possible values of \(k\) in each of the following

  1. the distance between \(A\left( -2,1 \right)\) and \(B\left( k-1,-6 \right)\) is \(\sqrt{85}\) units
  2. the distance between \(C\left( 2k-1,2 \right)\) and \(D\left( -2,-3k \right)\) is \(5\)units.

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Answer:(i) \(k = 5\) or \(-7\) (ii) \(k = -2\) or \(\frac{10}{13}\)

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