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#1 2018-02-21 15:53:19
- Hannibal lecter
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what is the Value of C?
Hi, what is the value of C ? how to find it in the following picture :
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#2 2018-02-21 20:04:52
- Bob
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Re: what is the Value of C?
Hi Hannibal lecter,
As you know two points you can get the equation of the straight line in the form y = mx + d. Substitute that value of y into y = x squared to get a quadratic in x. It should be easy to factorise as you know (x-1) is one factor. The other will give the x coordinate of C.
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