Lines and in the -coordinate plane have slopes 3 and 5, respectively. Find the slope of line , where bisects the acute angle formed by and .
Express answer to 5 decimal places.
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Debtanu Bhuiya's method is better. But just to give another method.
With vertex at (0, 0), form an isosceles triangle with l and m.
n will pass through (0, 0) and midpoint of the base of the triangle.
Take any point on l, say (1, 3). Then (x, 5x) will be the vertex on m.
The sides are of same length,
1 2 + 3 2 = x 2 + 2 5 x 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . x = 5 / 1 3
The point on m is ( 5 / 1 3 , 5 5 / 1 3 )
The midpoint is ( ( 1 + 5 / 1 3 ) / 2 , ( 3 + 5 5 / 1 3 ) / 2 )
Slope of n is ( 3 + 5 5 / 1 3 ) / 2 ÷ ( 1 + 5 / 1 3 ) / 2 = 3 . 7 6 5 5 6
3 . 7 6 5 5 6