is the point and is the point . The perpendicular bisector of crosses the -axis at . What is ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: E.
- Step 1: The midpoint of is and the gradient of is .
- Step 2: The perpendicular gradient is , so the bisector is .
- Step 3: At : .
Answer
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Why not the others: is the -coordinate of the midpoint, where rather than ; using the gradient instead of would give , which is not an integer; and do not satisfy .
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