Solved on Sep 17, 2023

Find the value of xx such that the line segment NO\overline{NO} is parallel to PQ\overline{PQ}, given N(1,1),O(9,9),P(8,3)N(-1,-1), O(9,9), P(-8,3), and Q(x,2)Q(x, 2).

STEP 1

Assumptions1. Points N, O,, and Q are in a plane with coordinates N(-1,-1), O(9,9),(-8,3), and Q(x,) respectively. . Line segment NO is parallel to line segment PQ.

STEP 2

The slope of a line segment can be found using the formulalope=y2y1x2x1lope = \frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1}

STEP 3

First, we need to find the slope of line segment NO using the coordinates of points N and O.
lopeNO=9(1)9(1)lope_{NO} = \frac{9 - (-1)}{9 - (-1)}

STEP 4

Calculate the slope of line segment NO.
lopeNO=9(1)9(1)=1lope_{NO} = \frac{9 - (-1)}{9 - (-1)} =1

STEP 5

Since line segment NO is parallel to line segment PQ, their slopes are equal. So, the slope of line segment PQ is also1.

STEP 6

Now, we can find the x-coordinate of point Q using the slope of line segment PQ and the coordinates of point. We can rearrange the slope formula to solve for xx=y2SlopeQ(y1x1)x = y2 - Slope_{Q} \cdot (y1 - x1)

STEP 7

Plug in the values for the slope of line segment PQ and the coordinates of point to calculate the x-coordinate of point Q.
x=21(3())x =2 -1 \cdot (3 - (-))

STEP 8

Calculate the x-coordinate of point Q.
x=21(3(8))=7x =2 -1 \cdot (3 - (-8)) = -7So, the x-coordinate of point Q that makes line segment NO parallel to line segment PQ is -7.

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