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ildude02
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I was wondering, what we could make out of statement (ii) combined with the question stem.
If on a coordinate plane, point A has the co-ordinates (-3, 4), how far is the point A from point E?
(i) Point E is on the Y- axis four units from the origin.
(ii) If point A were twice as far from point E, it would be the same distance from point E as point C is at co -ordinates (0, -2).
I want to know what we can derive from statement 2? Does it mean, 2 x(distance from A to E) = Distance from A to C? or, can assume the E co-ordinates to be (-3/2, 4/2) as in half the value from the co-ordinates of A(-3, 4) since A is twice as far from point E. I wanted to understand what kind of algebric equation we can make of this statement, if any so it will help me better understand the concept. Appreciate your response.
If on a coordinate plane, point A has the co-ordinates (-3, 4), how far is the point A from point E?
(i) Point E is on the Y- axis four units from the origin.
(ii) If point A were twice as far from point E, it would be the same distance from point E as point C is at co -ordinates (0, -2).
I want to know what we can derive from statement 2? Does it mean, 2 x(distance from A to E) = Distance from A to C? or, can assume the E co-ordinates to be (-3/2, 4/2) as in half the value from the co-ordinates of A(-3, 4) since A is twice as far from point E. I wanted to understand what kind of algebric equation we can make of this statement, if any so it will help me better understand the concept. Appreciate your response.
