Section 5

A line on a plane

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Problem 5.1

Under what necessary and sufficient condition do the lines r=r1+a1t\mathbf{r} = \mathbf{r}_{1} + \mathbf{a}_{1} t and r=r2+a2t(ai≠0,i=1,2)\mathbf{r} = \mathbf{r}_{2} + \mathbf{a}_{2} t\quad \left(\mathbf{a}_{i} \neq 0, i = 1, 2\right):

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intersect at a single point

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are parallel but do not coincide

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coincide?

Problem 5.2

Find the angle between the lines given by their equations:

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r=r1+a1t\mathbf{r} = \mathbf{r}_{1} + \mathbf{a}_{1} t and r=r2+a2t(ai≠0,i=1,2)\mathbf{r} = \mathbf{r}_{2} + \mathbf{a}_{2} t\quad \left(\mathbf{a}_{i} \neq 0, i = 1, 2\right)

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(r,n1)=D1\left(\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{n}_{1}\right) = D_{1} and (r,n2)=D2(n1∦n2)\left(\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{n}_{2}\right) = D_{2}\left(\mathbf{n}_{1} \nparallel \mathbf{n}_{2}\right).

Problem 5.3

Two lines are given by the vector equations (r,n)=D(\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{n}) = D and r=r0+at\mathbf{r} = \mathbf{r}_{0} + \mathbf{a} t, with (a,n)≠0(\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{n}) \neq 0. Find the position vector of the point where the lines meet.

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Problem 5.4

Given a point M0M_{0} with position vector r0\mathbf{r}_{0} and a line (r,n)=D(\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{n}) = D (n≠0)(\mathbf{n} \neq 0). Find the position vectors of:

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the projection of point M0M_{0} onto the line

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the point M1M_{1} symmetric to M0M_{0} with respect to the given line.

Problem 5.5

Find the distance from point M0(r0)M_{0}\left(\mathbf{r}_{0}\right) to the line given by the equation:

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(r,n)=D(\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{n}) = D (n≠0)(\mathbf{n} \neq 0)

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r=r1+at\mathbf{r} = \mathbf{r}_{1} + \mathbf{a} t (a≠0)(\mathbf{a} \neq 0)

Problem 5.6

Specify at least one direction vector of the line that:

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has slope kk

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is given by the general equation Ax+By+C=0Ax + By + C = 0.

Problem 5.7
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Write the equation of the line x=2+3t,y=3+2tx = 2 + 3t, y = 3 + 2t in the form Ax+By+C=0Ax + By + C = 0.

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Write the equation of the line 3x−4y+4=03x - 4y + 4 = 0 in parametric and canonical form.

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Find the slope of the line x=2+3t,y=3+2tx = 2 + 3t, y = 3 + 2t.

Problem 5.8

Find the equation of the line passing through the point A(−3,4)A(- 3, 4) and parallel to the line:

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x−2y+5=0x - 2y + 5 = 0

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x−12=y+23\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y + 2}{3}

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x=2x = 2

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y=−1y = - 1

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x=3+t,y=4−7tx = 3 + t, y = 4 - 7t.

Problem 5.9

Find the equation of the line passing through two given points:

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A(−3,1)A(- 3, 1) and B(1,2)B(1, 2)

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A(0,2)A(0, 2) and B(−1,0)B(- 1, 0)

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A(2,1)A(2, 1) and B(2,−5)B(2, - 5)

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A(1,−3)A(1, - 3) and B(3,−3)B(3, - 3).

Problem 5.10

Determine whether the lines of the given pair intersect, are parallel, or coincide; if the lines intersect, find the coordinates of their point of intersection:

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x−3y−2=0x - 3y - 2 = 0 and 2x+y−1=02x + y - 1 = 0

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x+3y−1=0x + 3y - 1 = 0 and 2−2x−6y=02 - 2x - 6y = 0

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−x−y−3=0- x - y - 3 = 0 and 3x+3y+1=03x + 3y + 1 = 0

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x=1+2t,y=1−tx = 1 + 2t, y = 1 - t and x=2−t,y=2+tx = 2 - t, y = 2 + t.

Problem 5.11

For which aa do the lines ax−4y=6ax - 4y = 6 and x−ay=3x - ay = 3:

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intersect

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are parallel

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coincide?

Problem 5.12

For which aa do the three lines ax+y=1,x−y=aax + y = 1, \quad x - y = a, x+y=a2x + y = a^{2} have a common point?

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Problem 5.13

Point MM lies on the line Ax+By+C=0Ax + By + C = 0; the vector MM1→\overrightarrow {MM_{1}} has coordinates A,BA, B. Prove that point M1M_{1} lies in the positive half-plane relative to the line with equation Ax+By+C=0Ax + By + C = 0.

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Problem 5.14

Point M(3,2)M(3, 2) is the center of a parallelogram, and its sides lie on some four lines. On each of these lines lies one of the points: P(2,1),Q(4,−1)P(2, 1), Q(4, - 1), R(−2,0),S(1,5)R(- 2, 0), S(1, 5). Find the equations of the lines.

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Problem 5.15

Given two vertices of a triangle (3,−1)(3, - 1) and (1,4)(1, 4) and the intersection point of its medians (0,2)(0, 2). Find the coordinates of the third vertex of the triangle and find the equations of its sides.

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Problem 5.16

Find the equation of the line passing through the point A(1,2)A(1, 2) such that the segment of this line contained between the lines 3x+y+2=03x + y + 2 = 0 and 4x+y−1=04x + y - 1 = 0 is bisected at point AA.

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Problem 5.17

Two medians of a triangle lie on the lines x+y=3x + y = 3 and 2x+3y=12x + 3y = 1, and the point A(1,1)A(1, 1) is a vertex of the triangle. Find the equations of the sides of the triangle.

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Problem 5.18

Points K(1,−2),L(3,4)K(1, - 2), L(3, 4) and M(5,0)M(5, 0) are respectively the midpoints of sides AD,ABAD, AB and BCBC of quadrilateral ABCDABCD, whose diagonals meet at the point O(2,2)O(2, 2). Find the coordinates of the vertices of the quadrilateral.

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Problem 5.19

Find the equations of the lines passing through the point A(−1,5)A(- 1, 5) and equidistant from the two points B(3,7)B(3, 7) and C(1,−1)C(1, - 1).

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Problem 5.20

Find the equations of the lines equidistant from the three points A(3,−1),B(9,1)A(3, - 1), B(9, 1) and C(−5,5)C(- 5, 5).

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Problem 5.21

Through vertex CC of parallelogram ABCDABCD a line is drawn meeting the extensions of sides ABAB and ADAD respectively at points KK and LL such that ∣AK∣/∣AB∣=5∣AL∣/∣AD∣\left|AK\right| / \left|AB\right| = 5\left|AL\right| / \left|AD\right|. Find the ratio of the area of the parallelogram to the area of triangle AKLAKL.

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Problem 5.22

Specify at least one normal vector of the line that:

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has slope kk

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is given by the general equation Ax+By+C=0Ax + By + C = 0.

Problem 5.23

Find the equation of the line passing through the point A(−3,4)A(- 3, 4) and perpendicular to the line:

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x−2y+5=0x - 2y + 5 = 0

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x−12=y+23\frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y + 2}{3}

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x=2x = 2

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y=−1y = - 1

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x=3+t,y=4−7tx = 3 + t, y = 4 - 7t.

Problem 5.24

Point A(3,−2)A(3, - 2) is a vertex of a square, and point M(1,1)M(1, 1) is the intersection point of its diagonals. Find the equations of the sides of the square.

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Problem 5.25

The side length of a rhombus with acute angle 60∘60^{\circ } equals 2. The diagonals of the rhombus meet at the point M(1,2)M(1, 2), and the longer diagonal is parallel to the x-axis. Find the equations of the sides of the rhombus.

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Problem 5.26

On the line 5x−y−4=05x - y - 4 = 0 find the point equidistant from the points A(1,0)A(1, 0) and B(−2,1)B(- 2, 1).

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Problem 5.27

Find the distance from the point A(1,−2)A(1, - 2) to the line given by its equation:

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2x−3y+5=02x - 3y + 5 = 0

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4x−3y−15=04x - 3y - 15 = 0

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4x=3y4x = 3y

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4x−3y−10=04x - 3y - 10 = 0

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x=7x = 7

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y=9y = 9.

Problem 5.28

Find the distance between the parallel lines Ax+By+C1=0Ax + By + C_{1} = 0 and Ax+By+C2=0Ax + By + C_{2} = 0.

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Problem 5.29

Find the equations of the lines parallel to the line −2x+y+5=0- 2x + y + 5 = 0 and at distance 20\sqrt{20} from the point A(1,−2)A(1, - 2).

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Problem 5.30

Point AA lies on the line 2x−3y+4=02x - 3y + 4 = 0. The distance from point AA to the line 3y=4x3y = 4x equals 2. Find the coordinates of point AA.

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Problem 5.31

Point AA lies on the line x+y=8x + y = 8, and AA is equidistant from the point B(2,8)B(2, 8) and from the line x−3y+2=0x - 3y + 2 = 0. Find the coordinates of point AA.

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Problem 5.32

Find the coordinates of all points equidistant from the point A(−1,1)A(- 1, 1) and the lines y=−xy = - x and y=x+1y = x + 1.

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Problem 5.33

Find the set of points of the plane for which the ratio of the distances to two intersecting lines A1x+B1y+C1=0A_{1} x + B_{1} y + C_{1} = 0 and A2x+B2y+C2=0A_{2} x + B_{2} y + C_{2} = 0 is a constant k>0k > 0.

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Problem 5.34

Given the point A(1,2)A(1, 2) and the line 3x−y+9=03x - y + 9 = 0. Find the coordinates of:

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the projection of point AA onto the line

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the point BB symmetric to AA with respect to the line.

Problem 5.35

Find the equation of the line symmetric to the line 3x−y+5=03x - y + 5 = 0 with respect to the line x+y=1x + y = 1.

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Problem 5.36

Given the equations of the sides of a triangle: x+2y+1=0x + 2y + 1 = 0, 2x−y−2=0,2x+y+2=02x - y - 2 = 0, 2x + y + 2 = 0. Find the equation of the altitude dropped onto the third side.

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Problem 5.37

Point H(−3,2)H(- 3, 2) is the orthocenter of a triangle, two of whose sides lie on the lines y=2xy = 2x and y=−x+3y = - x + 3. Find the equation of the third side.

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Problem 5.38

Given the coordinates of two vertices of a triangle A(1,3)A(1, 3), B(2,5)B(2, 5) and the orthocenter H(1,4)H(1, 4). Find the coordinates of the third vertex of the triangle and find the equations of its sides.

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Problem 5.39

Point A(1,2)A(1, 2) is the midpoint of one of the bases of a right trapezoid, and point B(3,−1)B(3, - 1) is the midpoint of the midsegment. The lateral side perpendicular to the bases lies on the line x+13=y−24\frac{x + 1}{3} = \frac{y - 2}{4}. Find the equations of the remaining sides of the trapezoid.

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Problem 5.40

Point A(−1,4)A(- 1, 4) is a vertex of rhombus ABCDABCD, whose diagonals meet at the point M(2,3)M(2, 3). Point P(3,1)P(3, 1) lies on side ABAB. Find the equations of the sides of the rhombus.

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Problem 5.41

Find the equations of the sides of a right triangle, if C(−3,4)C(- 3, 4) is the vertex of the right angle, M(1,2)M(1, 2) is the midpoint of the hypotenuse, and point H(3,3)H(3, 3) lies on the hypotenuse.

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Problem 5.42

In triangle ABCABC, points M1(2,3),M2(0,7)M_{1}(2, 3), M_{2}(0, 7) and M3(−2,5)M_{3}(- 2, 5) are the midpoints of sides BC,CABC, CA and ABAB. Find the equation of line ABAB. Find the angle between the medians AM1AM_{1} and BM2BM_{2}.

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Problem 5.43

In parallelogram ABCDABCD, vertices AA and CC have coordinates (1,2)(1, 2) and (7,10)(7, 10) respectively, and H(3,0)H(3, 0) is the foot of the altitude dropped from BB onto side ADAD. Find the equation of line ADAD. Find the angle between lines ADAD and ABAB.

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Problem 5.44

In parallelogram ABCDABCD, points K(−1,2),L(3,4)K(- 1, 2), L(3, 4) and M(5,6)M(5, 6) are the midpoints of sides AB,BCAB, BC and CDCD respectively. Find the equation of line BCBC. Find the angle between lines ALAL and AMAM.

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Problem 5.45

In trapezoid ABCDABCD with bases ADAD and BCBC, side CDCD is perpendicular to the bases, points AA and CC have coordinates (5,2)(5, 2) and (−2,3)(- 2, 3) respectively, and the extensions of the lateral sides meet at the point P(−3,6)P(- 3, 6). Find the equation of line ADAD. Find the angle between lines ADAD and ABAB.

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Problem 5.46

Points K(1,3)K(1, 3) and L(−1,1)L(- 1, 1) are the midpoints of the bases of an isosceles trapezoid, and points P(3,0)P(3, 0) and Q(−3,5)Q(- 3, 5) lie on its lateral sides. Find the equations of the sides of the trapezoid.

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Problem 5.47

Find the angle between the lines:

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2x+y−1=02x + y - 1 = 0 and y−x=2y - x = 2

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x=4x = 4 and 2x−y−1=02x - y - 1 = 0

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x−23=y−1−4\frac{x - 2}{3} = \frac{y - 1}{ - 4} and x−14=y+23\frac{x - 1}{4} = \frac{y + 2}{3}

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x−11=y−32\frac{x - 1}{1} = \frac{y - 3}{2} and x−4−2=y−4\frac{x - 4}{ - 2} = \frac{y}{ - 4}

(5)

x=3t,y=−1+2tx = 3t, y = - 1 + 2t and x=1−2t,y=−5+tx = 1 - 2t, y = - 5 + t.

Problem 5.48

Find the equations of the lines passing through the point A(3,1)A(3, 1) and making angles of 45∘45^{\circ } with the line 3x=y+23x = y + 2.

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Problem 5.49

Point A(2,0)A(2, 0) is a vertex of an equilateral triangle, and the side opposite it lies on the line x+y−1=0x + y - 1 = 0. Find the equations of the other two sides.

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Problem 5.50

The base of an isosceles triangle lies on the line x+2y=2x + 2y = 2, and one of the legs lies on the line y+2x=1y + 2x = 1. Find the equation of the other leg of the triangle, given that its distance from the intersection point of the given lines equals 1/51 / \sqrt{5}.

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Problem 5.51

Consider the angle between the lines y=x+1y = x + 1 and y=7x+1y = 7x + 1 inside which the point A(1,3)A(1, 3) lies. Find the coordinates of the point BB lying inside this angle and at distances 424\sqrt{2} and 2\sqrt{2} from the given lines respectively.

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Problem 5.52

Find the equations of the sides of an angle with vertex at the point BB. A circle of radius RR centered at the point AA is inscribed in the angle:

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A(−1,3),B(−4,1),R=2A(- 1, 3), B(- 4, 1), R = 2

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A(1,−2),B(−2,−1),R=3A(1, - 2), B(- 2, - 1), R = 3.

Problem 5.53

Find the equation of the bisector of the angle between the lines x−7y=1x - 7y = 1 and x+y=−7x + y = - 7 inside which the point A(1,1)A(1, 1) lies.

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Problem 5.54

Find the equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the lines x−7y=1x - 7y = 1 and x+y=−7x + y = - 7.

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Problem 5.55

Find the equations of the bisectors of the interior angles of the triangle whose sides are given by the equations 3y=4x3y = 4x, 4y=3x,5x+12y=104y = 3x, 5x + 12y = 10.

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Problem 5.56

The vertices of a triangle are the points A(20,15)A(20, 15), B(−16,0),C(−8,−6)B(- 16, 0), C(- 8, - 6). Find the radii and the coordinates of the centers of the inscribed and circumscribed circles.

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Problem 5.57

Given the coordinates of two vertices of a triangle A(2,−1)A(2, - 1), B(1,5)B(1, 5) and the point L(3,0)L(3, 0) where its bisectors meet. Find the equations of the sides of the triangle.

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Problem 5.58

Points A(1,2)A(1, 2) and B(−3,0)B(- 3, 0) are vertices of isosceles triangle ABCABC, with the base angles AA and BB equal to arccos⁡(1/5)\arccos (1 / \sqrt{5}). Find the coordinates of vertex CC, given that it lies on the same side of line ABAB as the point M(2,3)M(2, 3).

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Problem 5.59

Side ABAB of triangle ABCABC is given by the equation x−y+1=0x - y + 1 = 0, side BCBC by the equation 2x−3y+5=02x - 3y + 5 = 0, side ACAC by the equation 3x−4y+2=03x - 4y + 2 = 0. Find the equation of the line passing through vertex CC such that the point where this line meets side ABAB is at distance 1/51 / 5 from side ACAC.

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Problem 5.60

Find the equations of the lines making an angle arccos⁡(1/5)\arccos (1 / \sqrt{5}) with the line x+2y−1=0x + 2y - 1 = 0, and at distance 1 from the point A(1,1)A(1, 1).

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Problem 5.61

Find the radius and the coordinates of the center of the circle passing through the point A(−1,3)A(- 1, 3) and tangent to the lines 7x+y=07x + y = 0 and x−y+8=0x - y + 8 = 0.

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Problem 5.62

The hypotenuse of a right triangle lies on the line 2x+y−2=02x + y - 2 = 0, and point C(3,−1)C(3, - 1) is the vertex of the right angle. The area of the triangle equals 9/49 / 4. Find the equations of the lines on which the legs lie.

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Problem 5.63

Given two coordinate systems O,e1,e2O, \mathbf{e}_{1}, \mathbf{e}_{2} and O′,e1′,e2′O^{\prime }, \mathbf{e}_{1}^{\prime }, \mathbf{e}_{2}^{\prime }. The origin of the second coordinate system has coordinates a10,a20a_{10}, a_{20} in the first system, and the basis vectors of the second system have coordinates a11,a21a_{11}, a_{21} and a12,a22a_{12}, a_{22} respectively in the basis of the first system. In the first coordinate system a line is given by the equation Ax+By+C=0Ax + By + C = 0. Find the equation of this line in the second system.

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Problem 5.64

In the plane, three points A(2,3),B(1,4)A(2, 3), B(1, 4), C(−1,2)C(- 1, 2) and the line x−5y+7=0x - 5y + 7 = 0 are given. Find the equation of this line in the new coordinate system A,AB→,AC→A, \overrightarrow {AB}, \overrightarrow {AC}.

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Problem 5.65

The lines 3y=x+23y = x + 2 and 3x+2y−5=03x + 2y - 5 = 0 are respectively the axes O′x′O^{\prime } x^{\prime } and O′y′O^{\prime } y^{\prime } of a new coordinate system, and the point A(−1,2)A(- 1, 2) has coordinates (1,1)(1, 1) in the new system.

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Find the coordinates of a point in the original coordinate system, if its coordinates x′,y′x^{\prime }, y^{\prime } in the new system are known.

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Find, in the new coordinate system, the equation of the line that is given in the original system by the equation 5x−4y+7=05x - 4y + 7 = 0.

Problem 5.66

In the rectangular coordinate system O,e1,e2O, \mathbf{e}_{1}, \mathbf{e}_{2}, a line is given by the equation 3x+2y−6=0\sqrt{3} x + 2y - 6 = 0. The origin of a new rectangular coordinate system is at the point O′(−2,3)O^{\prime }(- 2, 3), and the basis vectors e1′\mathbf{e}_{1}^{\prime } and e2′\mathbf{e}_{2}^{\prime } are obtained from the vectors e1\mathbf{e}_{1} and e2\mathbf{e}_{2} respectively by a rotation through the angle 30∘30^{\circ } in the direction of the shortest rotation from e1\mathbf{e}_{1} to e2\mathbf{e}_{2}. Find the equation of the given line in the coordinate system O′,e1′,e2′O^{\prime }, \mathbf{e}_{1}^{\prime }, \mathbf{e}_{2}^{\prime }.

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Problem 5.67

Two mutually perpendicular lines, given in a rectangular coordinate system by the equations 2x−y+1=02x - y + 1 = 0 and x+2y−7=0x + 2y - 7 = 0, are respectively the axes O′x′O^{\prime } x^{\prime } and O′y′O^{\prime } y^{\prime } of a new rectangular coordinate system, and the point A(2,0)A(2, 0) has positive coordinates in the new system.

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Find the coordinates of a point in the original coordinate system, if its coordinates x′,y′x^{\prime }, y^{\prime } in the new system are known.

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Find, in the new coordinate system, the equation of the line that is given in the original system by the equation 4x+y−1=04x + y - 1 = 0.