Mathematics Asked by Ham Tesh on December 25, 2021
Is there any way to get the equation of axis of reflection given two intersecting lines without sketching?
Example question: The image of the line $p:; y-2x=3$ is the line $q:;2y-x=9$. Find the equation of axis of reflection?
I use the given numerical values to demonstrate the logic.
2.1) Let Q be the point that q cuts the x-axis. $Q = ... = (-9, 0)$.
2.2) Similarly, from p, we have $P = ... (-1.5, 0)$
Find XQ and XP. Note that $dfrac {XQ}{XP} = 2 : 1$ (an accurate approimate).
Let R = (?, 0) be the point that the required line cut the x-axis. By angle bisector theorem, $dfrac {XQ}{XP} = dfrac {QR}{RP} = dfrac {2}{1}$
4.1) Note that QR + RP = QP = 7.5. Then, R = ... = (-4, 0).
Answered by Mick on December 25, 2021
Rewrite your two lines $p,q$ in parametric form with unit speed as
$$p(t) = frac1{sqrt{5}}(1,2)t+(1,5), quad q(t) = frac1{sqrt{5}}(2,1)t+(1,5)$$ for $t in Bbb{R}$ with $S =(1,5)$ being their intersection point.
Now for any $t in Bbb{R}$ the points $p(t)$ and $q(pm t)$ are equally far from $S$ since $$|S-p(t)| = left|frac1{sqrt{5}}(1,2)(t)right| =|t| = left|frac1{sqrt{5}}(2,1)(pm t)right| = |S-q(pm t)|.$$ Therefore if the $r_1,r_2$ are two reflexion lines, we have that $r_1$ and $r_2$ contain the midpoints of the points, say, $p(t)$ and $q(pm t)$ so we can calculate them as $$r_1(t) = frac{p(t)+q(t)}2 = frac3{2sqrt{5}}(1,1)t+(1,5) implies x-y+4=0,$$ $$r_2(t) = frac{p(t)+q(-t)}2 = frac1{sqrt{5}}(-1,1)t+(1,5) implies x-y-6=0.$$
Answered by mechanodroid on December 25, 2021
Say $ell$ is that line (notice that we have actually 2 such lines). Then $ell$ is angle bisector for that twp lines. Now point $T(x,y)$ is on this bisector iff $d(T,p)=d(T,q)$.
So in your case $${|-2x+y-3|over sqrt{5}} = {|-x+2y-9|over sqrt{5}}$$
Now solve this equation and you will get (two) solution.
Answered by Aqua on December 25, 2021
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