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That is exactly what the problem says. Those were the instructions given and the two equations given. The title of the section in this chapter is called "Distance from a point to a line". The way I understand it is there is a point that is equidistant from each line given, and you're suppose to...

Distance from a point to line problem...in need of some help Homework Statement Find an equation of the line bisecting the angle from the first line to the second. 24x-7y+1=0, 3x+4y-5=0 Homework Equations |Ax+By+C|/√A^2 + B^2 The Attempt at a Solution |24x+7y+1|/√(625) =...

Oh ok. I think I'm beginning to understand. I should of drawn another triangle with the unknown vector being the hypotenuse. How would i find alpha though?

Sorry for such the large pictures. Tiny tim, could you explain to me how this coordinate process works? That's the part I don't understand about adding/subtracting vectors.

This is what my professor prefers- Dxy=Dx+Dy or Dx=Dx1+Dx2 and Dy=Dy1+Dy2 I don't particularly care for it, but I guess I have to play by his rules.

I worked the both of them. I got number 2. I'm still having a little trouble with number 1. I'm not sure how to get the angle or direction he is going. Also I got 25.2 instead of 23.4. I like using the trig functions, but my professor, for whatever reasons, frowns upon them. He believe in adding...

Homework Statement These are two problems my professor has given me to do. I'm not very good at physics and could use a little help. 1. Sir Killalot's foe Dead Metal is due north of Sir Killalot's position and at a distance of 12m. Dead Metal moves 15m at an angle of 30 degress to a new...