Right triangle from axes

A line segment has its ends on the coordinate axes and forms a triangle of area equal to 36 square units. The segment passes through the point ( 5,2). What is the slope of the line segment?

Correct answer:

k1 =  -0.0149
k2 =  -10.7051

Step-by-step explanation:

S=36 S = 2ab ab = 2 36 = 72  k = 5a2b = ab  (2b) a = b   (5a) (272/a) a = 72/a   (5a)  (2a72)a=72 (5a)  (2a72)a=72 (5a) 2a2144a+360=0 2 ...  prime number 144=2432 360=23325 GCD(2,144,360)=2  a272a+180=0  p=1;q=72;r=180 D=q24pr=72241180=4464 D>0  a1,2=2pq±D=272±4464=272±1231 a1,2=36±33.406586 a1=69.406586177 a2=2.593413823  b1=72/a1=72/69.40661.0374 b2=72/a2=72/2.593427.7626 k1=a1b1=69.40661.0374=0.0149

Our quadratic equation calculator calculates it.

k2=a2b2=2.593427.7626=10.7051



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this is hard

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