Since the line is the bisectrix of the segment whose
endpoints are (6, 3) and (3, 4), the midpoint of the segment is on this
line.
We'll calculate the
midpoint:
x mid = (6+3)/2
x
mid = 9/2
y mid = (3+4)/2
y
mid = 7/2
Since the bisectrix is perpendicular on the
segment, the product of the slopes of the perpendicular lines is
-1.
First, we'll write the equation of the
segment:
(6-3)/(x-3) =
(3-4)/(y-4)
3/(x-3) =
-1/(y-4)
-x + 3 = 3y -
12
We'll put the equation in the slope intercept
form:
3y = -x + 15
y = -x/3 +
5
The slope of the segment line is m1 =
-1/3
m2*m1 = -1
m2 =
-1/m1
m2 = 3
The equation of
the perpendicular line is:
y - ymid = m2(x -
xmid)
y - 7/2 = 3(x - 9/2)
(2y
- 7)/2 = (6x - 27)/2
We'll simplify and we'll
get:
2y - 7 = 6x - 27
The
equation of the perpendicular bisectrix line is 6x - 2y - 20 =
0.
We'll simplify and we'll
get:
3x - y - 10 =
0
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