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We have the lines y=3x and y=2x. Let y=mx be the angle bisector of these two lines. How can I find "m"?

 Jun 21, 2024
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To find the slope m of the angle bisector of the lines y=3x and y=2x, we can use the formula for the slope of the angle bisector between two lines given their slopes m1 and m2:

 

Given the lines y=m1x and y=m2x, the slope m of the angle bisector is given by:


m=m1+m21+m1m2

 

Here, m1=3 and m2=2. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

 

m=3+21+32=51+6=57

 

Thus, the slope m of the angle bisector is 57.

 Jun 21, 2024
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Correct me if I'm wrong but looking around, I saw the formula

(A1x + B1y + C1)/√(A1^2 + B12) = + (A2 x+ B2y + C2)/√(A2^2 + B2^2)

with 

L1 : A1x + B1y + C1 = 0

L2 : A2x + B2y + C2 = 0 .

Does this do the same thing? or is it a different formula

dreadnought  Jun 21, 2024
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There is a formula similar to the one you showed. 

 

The equation states that we have Ax+By+CA2+B2=±ax+by+ca2+b2 for two lines in the form of Ax+By+C=0,ax+by+c=0

 

It's similar, but the two lines given are in standard form rather than slope-intercept form.

 

I'm not too familiar on this equation, but I hope this clarified this a bit.

 

Feel free to ask if you're still confused. 

 

Thanks! :)

 Jun 21, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Jun 21, 2024
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Is the formula used for calculating an angle bisector?

dreadnought  Jun 21, 2024
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Unfortunately, I don't think it's used to calculate the angle bisector of a line. 

It is mainly used to calculate if two lines are parrallel to eachother. 

 

Since Ax+By+CA2+B2 calculates the distance from the origin for the line Ax+By+C=0 and the same applies for the left hand side, if the two are equal, they are parrallel lines. 

 

However, I do believe I know what formula was used. 

If we set the slopes of the two lines given in the question to m1 and m2, the slope of the angle bisector is

m=m1m2+1m1+m2

 

I hope this helps! If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask!

 

Thanks! :)

NotThatSmart  Jun 21, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Jun 21, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Jun 21, 2024
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Finally got it. The formula you entered was actually correct and the answer was y=(sqrt2 + 1)x. I watched a video and it explained it quite well.

dreadnought  Jun 21, 2024
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I'm not sure if  y=(2+1)x is correct though. 

Through my understanding, the answer must be y=75x is the full equation of the line. 

 

Am I mistaken with this judgement?

 

I entered the problem with an AI math bot...it confirmed my answer...

 

Thanks! :)

NotThatSmart  Jun 21, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Jun 21, 2024
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I'll tackle this problem. 

First, we have two lines given, y=3x and y=2x

 

 

Let's note the slopes of the two line. The slope for the first line is 3, and the slope for the second line is 2. 

Let's set m1=3 and m2=2

 

Using the angle bisector formula, which states that we have

m=m1m2+1m1+m2 where m1 and m2 are the slopes of the two lines, we have

m=±32+13+2m=±75

 

So our final answer is m=±75

 

Thanks! :)

 Jun 21, 2024

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