N nrlwinner Member Joined Apr 18, 2009 Messages 194 Gender Male HSC 2010 May 29, 2009 #1 Can somebody show me how to do this. We just started locus. A point is root 2 units from the line with equation y=x Why isn't it just y = plus/minus root 2
Can somebody show me how to do this. We just started locus. A point is root 2 units from the line with equation y=x Why isn't it just y = plus/minus root 2
D Drongoski Well-Known Member Joined Feb 22, 2009 Messages 4,232 Gender Male HSC N/A May 29, 2009 #2 nrlwinner said: Can somebody show me how to do this. We just started locus. A point is root 2 units from the line with equation y=x Why isn't it just y = plus/minus root 2 Click to expand... So locus are the 2 lines parallel to y = x, viz: y = x - 2 and y = x + 2 Last edited: May 29, 2009
nrlwinner said: Can somebody show me how to do this. We just started locus. A point is root 2 units from the line with equation y=x Why isn't it just y = plus/minus root 2 Click to expand... So locus are the 2 lines parallel to y = x, viz: y = x - 2 and y = x + 2
N nrlwinner Member Joined Apr 18, 2009 Messages 194 Gender Male HSC 2010 May 29, 2009 #3 Drongoski said: So locus are the 2 lines parallet to y = x, viz: y = x - 2 and y = x + 2 Click to expand... Why is it 2 instead of root 2?
Drongoski said: So locus are the 2 lines parallet to y = x, viz: y = x - 2 and y = x + 2 Click to expand... Why is it 2 instead of root 2?
gurmies Drover Joined Mar 20, 2008 Messages 1,207 Location North Bondi Gender Male HSC 2009 May 29, 2009 #4 Use perpendicular distance formula...
D Drongoski Well-Known Member Joined Feb 22, 2009 Messages 4,232 Gender Male HSC N/A May 29, 2009 #5 gurmies said: Use perpendicular distance formula... Click to expand... gurmies I knew if I typed out the solution I'd be beaten by a nimbler pair of hands ! Last edited: May 29, 2009
gurmies said: Use perpendicular distance formula... Click to expand... gurmies I knew if I typed out the solution I'd be beaten by a nimbler pair of hands !
gurmies Drover Joined Mar 20, 2008 Messages 1,207 Location North Bondi Gender Male HSC 2009 May 29, 2009 #6 Pardon me!
