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-- Draw a line segment from one point to the other.
-- Construct the perpendicular bisector of the line segment..
-- Every point on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment
is equidistant from the two original points.
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Whereupon the first contributor observed:
Yes, that works, no matter how you set the compass, as long as it's more than 1/2 the distance
between the two points. Every setting of the compass will give you a pair of points that are
equal distances from the original two. As you find more and more of them ... with different
settings of the compass ... you'll see that all the equal-distance points you're finding all lie
on the same straight line. That line is the perpendicular bisector of the line between the two
original points, just as we described up above.
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How do you find the equidistant point for a straight line?
The equidistant point of a straight line is the middle. Measure the distance from one end to the other and half it.
How do you find a point which is equidistant from a given pair of points?
Bisect two arcs above and below the given points or line and the perpendicular of these arcs cuts through the midpoint.
How do you find the equal distance from each of your three points?
It is the circumcentre of the triangle formed by the three points. Draw the perpendicular bisectors of two of the lines joining the three points. They will meet at the point that is equidistant from the three points.
How do you find a point which is equidistant from other three points?
For three points, (x1,y1), (x2,y2) & (x3,y3), you can set up 3 distance equations with variables x, y & z: z^2 = (x-x1)^2 + (y-y1)^2 z^2 = (x-x2)^2 + (y-y2)^2 z^2 = (x-x3)^2 + (y-y3)^2 3 equations and 3 variables....Solve away! z is your distance. x & y are the coordinates of the equidistant point.
How do I find the y-intercept if the line passes through negative 2 and 3?
You can't. There are an infinite number of lines that pass through the point (-2, 3).They all have different y-intercepts and different slopes.In order to narrow it down to a single line, you have to give more information.One more point would do it.=======================================================Here's the minimum information needed to define a unique line:-- you name 2 points; I find slope, intercept, and all other points.-- you name one point and one intercept ... 'x' or 'y'; I find slope and all other points.-- you name x-intercept and y-intercept; I find slope and all other points.-- you name one point and the slope; I find intercept and all other points.-- you name one intercept and the slope; I find all other points.
How do you find a point equidistant from three other points?
To find a point equidistant from three other points, construct perpendicular bisectors for two of the segments formed from three points. Note: this will be the center of the circle that has all three points on it's circumference. Three points, not in a straight line, form three pairs of points with each pair defining a different line. Take any pair of points and draw the perpendicular bisector of the line joining them. Repeat for one of the other pairs. These two perpendicular bisectors will meet at the point which is equidistant from all three points - the circumcenter of the triangle formed by the three points.
How do you find the equidistant point for a straight line?
The equidistant point of a straight line is the middle. Measure the distance from one end to the other and half it.
How do you find equidistant points on a globe?
In spherical geometry we look at the globe as the sphere S^2. Any plane intersecting the sphere will create a great circle. Now if you take any point on the globe and reflect it across that plane, you have another point that is equidistant from the plane. The sets of all these points will be equidistant from the great circle.
How do you find a point which is equidistant from a given pair of points?
Bisect two arcs above and below the given points or line and the perpendicular of these arcs cuts through the midpoint.
How do you find the equal distance from each of your three points?
It is the circumcentre of the triangle formed by the three points. Draw the perpendicular bisectors of two of the lines joining the three points. They will meet at the point that is equidistant from the three points.
How do you find a point which is equidistant from other three points?
For three points, (x1,y1), (x2,y2) & (x3,y3), you can set up 3 distance equations with variables x, y & z: z^2 = (x-x1)^2 + (y-y1)^2 z^2 = (x-x2)^2 + (y-y2)^2 z^2 = (x-x3)^2 + (y-y3)^2 3 equations and 3 variables....Solve away! z is your distance. x & y are the coordinates of the equidistant point.
How do you find coordinates of a point given 1 point and midpoint?
since you know of one points and the halfway point between the other point. just multiply the halfway point by 2 and this is the total distance between the two points.
How do I find the y-intercept if the line passes through negative 2 and 3?
You can't. There are an infinite number of lines that pass through the point (-2, 3).They all have different y-intercepts and different slopes.In order to narrow it down to a single line, you have to give more information.One more point would do it.=======================================================Here's the minimum information needed to define a unique line:-- you name 2 points; I find slope, intercept, and all other points.-- you name one point and one intercept ... 'x' or 'y'; I find slope and all other points.-- you name x-intercept and y-intercept; I find slope and all other points.-- you name one point and the slope; I find intercept and all other points.-- you name one intercept and the slope; I find all other points.
Given two points A and B in the three dimensional space what is the set of points equidistant from A and B?
A plane is the set of all points in 3-D space equidistant from two points, A and B. If it will help to see it, the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from points A and B in the plane will be a line. Extend that thinking off the plane and you'll have another plane perpendicular to the original plane, the one with A and B in it. And the question specified that A and B were in 3-D space. Another way to look at is to look at a line segment between A and B. Find the midpoint of that line segment, and then draw a plane perpendicular to the line segment, specifying that that plane also includes the midpoint of the line segment AB. Same thing. The set of all points that make up that plane will be equidistant from A and B. At the risk of running it into the ground, given a line segment AB, if the line segment is bisected by a plane perpendicular to the line segment, it (the plane) will contain the set of all points equidistant from A and B.
How many circles can pass through two given points?
Two points determine a unique line. Therefore, there are infinitely many circles that can pass through two given points. This is because a circle can be defined by its center, which can lie anywhere along the perpendicular bisector of the line segment connecting the two points.
Find the equation for the locus of points equidistant from x 3 x 7?
Assuming the question should have said x = 3 and x = 7, the answer is x= 5.
What is a parabola?
A form of arch defined by a moving point which remains equidistant from a fixed point inside the arch and a moving point along a line. This shape when inverted into an arch structure results in a form which allows equal vertical loading along its length. A parabola is the graph of a quadratic equation. Mathworld has some nice drawings. Need a link? You got it. A Parabola is the set of all points that are equidistant from a point and a line. The line is called the directrix and the point is called the focus. Each point on the parabola is as far from the directrix as it is from the focus. It is the same shape of a curve you will find in the reflector of a flashlight bulb, or in the arc of a baseball when it is thrown or hit.
