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# In a rectangular coordinate system, which of the following

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In a rectangular coordinate system, which of the following points is intersected by the line connected by the coordinates (5,6) and (21,18)?

A. (9,9)
B. (12,12)
C. (13,13)
D. (12,13)
E. (16,15)

Originally posted by pzazz12 on 20 Oct 2010, 02:55.
Last edited by Bunuel on 22 Sep 2012, 10:03, edited 1 time in total.
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pzazz12 wrote:
In a rectangular coordinate system ,which of the following points is intersected by the line connected by the coordinates (5,6) and(21,18)?
A.(9,9)
B.(12,12)
C.(13,13)
D.(12,13)
E.(16,15)

The slope of a line passing through the points (5,6) and (21,18) is "rise over run": $$\frac{18-6}{21-5}=\frac{3}{4}$$.

The slope of a line passing through the point (5,6) and one of the points from the answer choice must also be $$\frac{3}{4}$$ (as it's the same lin), so $$\frac{y-6}{x-5}=\frac{3}{4}$$.

Answer choice A works: $$\frac{9-6}{9-5}=\frac{3}{4}$$.

Answer: A.

For more on these issues check Coordinate Geometry chapter of Math Book: math-coordinate-geometry-87652.html

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20 Oct 2010, 03:15
pzazz12 wrote:
In a rectangular coordinate system ,which of the following points is intersected by the line connected by the coordinates (5,6) and(21,18)?
A.(9,9)
B.(12,12)
C.(13,13)
D.(12,13)
E.(16,15)

Equation of the line connecting the two points,(5,6) and (21,18);

y-6= {(6-18)/(5-21)}(x-5) or , 4y-3x=9

Only ( 9,9) is satisfying the equation.Hence answer is A.

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I found the equation of the line to be $$y = \frac{3x}{4} + \frac{9}{4}.$$. Then, noticing that 3 of the options had the same value for x and y, I wanted to check at which point on the line the x and y values were equal. So I solved for x:

$$x = \frac{3x}{4} + \frac{9}{4}$$
$$\frac{x}{4} = \frac{9}{4}.$$
$$x = 9.$$

Therefore, (9,9) is a point on the line and our answer is A.

Further: If we would have found some other value (one that wasn't listed on the answer choices) then we at least could have eliminated 3 of the answer choices and then manually checked the other two.
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equation of line: y-6 = {(18-6)/(21-5)} (x-5)
rearranging we get 4y-3x = 9. Put the co ordinates, given in the option, in the equation.

we will get (9,9) as answer

Option A
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pzazz12 wrote:
In a rectangular coordinate system, which of the following points is intersected by the line connected by the coordinates (5,6) and (21,18)?

A. (9,9)
B. (12,12)
C. (13,13)
D. (12,13)
E. (16,15)

Let’s first create the equation of a line for coordinates (5,6) and (21,18).

Slope = Δy/Δx = 12/16 = 3/4.

We can substitute in either ordered pair to calculate the y-intercept. Let’s use (5,6):

y = (3/4)x + b

6 = (3/4)(5) + b

6 = 15/4 + b

24/4 = 15/4 + b

9/4 = b

Thus, y = (3/4)x + 9/4

Let’s now substitute each set of coordinates to see which holds true in our equation.

A) (9,9)

9 = (3/4)(9) + 9/4 ?

9 = 27/4 + 9/4 ?

9 = 36/4 ?

9 = 9 ? → Yes!

Answer: A
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Can someone solve this using graph?
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In a rectangular coordinate system, which of the following points is intersected by the line connected by the coordinates (5,6) and (21,18)?

A. (9,9)
B. (12,12)
C. (13,13)
D. (12,13)
E. (16,15)

One approach is to first find the slope
Slope = (18 - 6)/(21 - 5) = 12/16 = 3/4

IMPORTANT: if the slope is 3/4, then we can start at (5,6) and move up 3 spaces and then move right 4 spaces to find other points on the line (with INTEGER values)

Start at: (5,6)
Move 3 units up and 4 units to the right to get to the point (9,9) (check answer choices - it's there!)

Answer: A

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