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14 Mar 2019, 02:54
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A piece of cheese is located at (12, 10) in a coordinate plane. A mouse is at (4, −2) and is running up the line y = − 5x + 18. At the point (a, b) the mouse starts getting farther from the cheese rather than closer to it. What is a + b?
(A) 6
(B) 10
(C) 14
(D) 18
(E) 22
(A) 6
(B) 10
(C) 14
(D) 18
(E) 22
Archit3110
14 Mar 2019, 05:39
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plot on graph values
y=-5x+18
at y=3 ,x = 3; distance 12-3= 9 ; nearing cheese
y=8, x= 2 ; distance 12-2 = 10; going far
sum = 8+2 ; 10
IMO B
01 Apr 2019, 01:13
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we are looking for the intersect between line y = − 5x + 18 and it's perpendicular wich go through (12, 10)
becase the distance is the smallest at this intersect ,the distance will be longer after this intersect , let's call it M
y = − 5x + 18
the perpindicular will have m=1\5
y = 1\5x +p
since it pass through (12, 10) , we can write :
10 = 1\5(12) +p >> p = 38/5
y = 1\5x + 38/5 (1)
y = − 5x + 18 (2)
solving : we get x=2 ,y=8
ans B
becase the distance is the smallest at this intersect ,the distance will be longer after this intersect , let's call it M
y = − 5x + 18
the perpindicular will have m=1\5
y = 1\5x +p
since it pass through (12, 10) , we can write :
10 = 1\5(12) +p >> p = 38/5
y = 1\5x + 38/5 (1)
y = − 5x + 18 (2)
solving : we get x=2 ,y=8
ans B
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