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Verify that the equation of a line passing through the point of intersection of two lines aix+ by +c=0 and a2x + b₂y+c2=0 is of the form

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Verify that the equation of a line passing through the point of intersection of two lines

aix + by + c = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 is of the form:

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Solution

To verify that the equation of a line passing through the point of intersection of two lines is of a specific form, let's denote the two lines as follows:

  1. Line 1: a1x+b1y+c1=0a_1x + b_1y + c_1 = 0
  2. Line 2: a2x+b2y+c2=0a_2x + b_2y + c_2 = 0

1. ### Break Down the Problem

We want to derive the equation of a line using the point of intersection of the given lines.

2. ### Relevant Concepts

The point of intersection (x0,y0)(x_0, y_0) of the two lines can be found using determinants. The general form of the equation for a line can be expressed in terms of the coefficients of the two given lines.

3. ### Analysis and Detail

To find the point of intersection:

xy1a1b1c1a2b2c2=0 \begin{vmatrix} x & y & 1 \\ a_1 & b_1 & -c_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & -c_2 \end{vmatrix} = 0

Expanding this determinant gives us the coordinates of the intersection.

Let the equation of the new line through the intersection point be represented as:

λ(a1x+b1y+c1)+μ(a2x+b2y+c2)=0 \lambda (a_1x + b_1y + c_1) + \mu (a_2x + b_2y + c_2) = 0

Where λ\lambda and μ\mu are parameters.

By taking specific values for λ\lambda and μ\mu (e.g., λ=1\lambda = 1 and μ=1\mu = 1), we get:

(a1+a2)x+(b1+b2)y+(c1+c2)=0 (a_1 + a_2)x + (b_1 + b_2)y + (c_1 + c_2) = 0

Thus, this confirms that the equation of a line passing through the intersection is indeed a linear combination of the two original lines.

4. ### Verify and Summarize

The derived equation maintains the general form expected for any line:

Ax+By+C=0 A x + B y + C = 0

where A=a1+a2A = a_1 + a_2, B=b1+b2B = b_1 + b_2, and C=c1+c2C = c_1 + c_2. Thus, we have verified that the equation of the line that passes through the intersection of the two lines is of the form:

ax+by+c=0 a x + b y + c = 0

Final Answer

Hence, the equation of a line passing through the point of intersection of the two lines is confirmed to be of the form ax+by+c=0a x + b y + c = 0.

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