A line segement joining a(2,3) and b(6,-5) is intersected by xaxis at a point k,write down the ordinate of point k.Hence find the ratio in which k divides ab
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The line segment joining A (2, 3) and B (6, – 5) is intersected by the X axis at the point K.
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asked Feb 27, 2019 in Class X Maths by muskan15 (-3,447 points)
The line segment joining A (2, 3) and B (6, – 5) is intersected by the X axis at the point K. Write the ordinate of the point K. Hence find the ratio in which K divides AB.
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A (2, 3) and B (6, - 5)
Intersected at X axis at K.
∴ y = 0 or ordinate = 0
K(x, 0)
Let required ratio be a : 1
∴ Ordinate of K = 0
0 = a × - 5 + 1 × 3/a + 1
0 = - 5a + 3
5a = 3, a = 3/5
∴ K divides AB in ratio if 3 : 5
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The line segment joining A (2, 3) and B (6, – 5) is intersected by the X axis at the point K.
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The line segment joining A (2, 3) and B (6, – 5) is intersected by the X axis at the point K. Write the ordinate of the point K. Hence find the ratio in which K divides AB.
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answered Feb 27, 2019 by navnit40 (-4,945 points)
A (2, 3) and B (6, - 5)
Intersected at X axis at K.
∴ y = 0 or ordinate = 0
K(x, 0)
Let required ratio be a : 1
∴ Ordinate of K = 0
0 = a × - 5 + 1 × 3/a + 1
0 = - 5a + 3
5a = 3, a = 3/5