Saturday, July 11, 2015

The distance between the point (2,-3) and the line 4x+3y-C = 0 is 5 units. Find C.

The distance between the point (x1 , y1) and the line ax +
by + c = 0 is given by |a*x1 + b*y1 + c|/sqrt (a^2 +
b^2)


Substituting the values we have
here


D = 5 = |4*2 + 3*(-3) - C|/sqrt (16 +
9)


=> 5 = |8 - 9 - C| /
5


=> 25 = |-1 - C|


-25
= 1 + C


=> C = -26


Also
25 = -1 - C


=> C =
24


The values of C are C = -26 and C=
24

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