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intersecting lines [#permalink]
 15 Jun 2008, 00:21
Can anyone explain how to approach such questions?
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Re: intersecting lines [#permalink]
15 Jun 2008, 09:25
drawing lines is the fastest approach, it is difficult to explain this using numbers.
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Re: intersecting lines [#permalink]
15 Jun 2008, 09:37
Using this information we can conclude-
Line 1 is on +ve XY plan, Hence +ve slope
and Line 2 is on -ve XY plan, Hence -ve slope
So products of their slope would -ve.
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Re: intersecting lines [#permalink]
15 Jun 2008, 10:48
Nihit,
The intercept form of the line
x/a+y/b = 1
where a=x-intercept
b= y-intercept
if you solve the above equation for y. In other words, put it in the form of y=mx+c where m is the slope
you will end up with m=b/a or y-intercept/x-intercept
Now going back to the DS, you will see that you will need both statements to solve the product of the slopes because the individual statements give you information on individual intercepts.
Does this help?
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Re: intersecting lines [#permalink]
17 Jun 2008, 09:59
thanks guys !
P.S. Aaron yes it did help,many thanks
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