Let A(1,0), B(6,2) and C(3/2, 6) be the vertices of a triangle ABC. If P is a point inside the triangle ABC such that the triangles APC, APB and BPC have equal areas, then the length of the line segment PQ, where Q is the point (-7/6, -1/3) is
Let A(1,0), B(6,2) and C(3/2, 6) be the vertices of a triangle ABC. If P is a point inside the triangle ABC such that the triangles APC, APB and BPC have equal areas, then the length of the line segment PQ, where Q is the point (-7/6, -1/3) is
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P will be the centroid of triangle ABC.
The centroid P is (x? +x? +x? )/3, (y? +y? +y? )/3).
The coordinates of P are given as (17/6, 8/3).
The coordinates of Q are not given, but a calculation is shown.
PQ = √ (24/6)² + (9/3)²) = √ (4² + 3²) = √ (16+9) = √25 = 5.
This implies the coordinates of Q are such that the difference in coordinates with P leads to this result. For example if P= (x? , y? ) and Q= (x? , y? ), then x? -x? =4 and y? -y? =3.
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a + 1 = 2λ
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x = 2λ + 1, y = 3λ + 2, z = 4λ + 3
= (α − 2)
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(α − 2) ⋅ 2 + (β − 3) ⋅3 + (γ − 4) ⋅ 4 = 0
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⇒ 2α + 3β + 4γ = 29
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