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Ch.12 - Parametric and Polar Curves
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 12, Problema 12.1.95b

Intersecting lines Consider the following pairs of lines. Determine whether the lines are parallel or intersecting. If the lines intersect, then determine the point of intersection.


b. x = 2 + 5s, y = 1 + s and x = 4 + 10t, y = 3 + 2t

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Identify the parametric equations of the two lines: Line 1 is given by \(x = 2 + 5s\), \(y = 1 + s\) and Line 2 is given by \(x = 4 + 10t\), \(y = 3 + 2t\), where \(s\) and \(t\) are parameters.
Check if the lines are parallel by comparing their direction vectors. The direction vector of Line 1 is \(\langle 5, 1 \rangle\) and for Line 2 it is \(\langle 10, 2 \rangle\). Determine if one vector is a scalar multiple of the other.
If the direction vectors are scalar multiples, the lines are parallel. If not, they intersect. Since the direction vectors here appear related, verify by checking if \(\langle 10, 2 \rangle = k \langle 5, 1 \rangle\) for some scalar \(k\).
If the lines intersect, find the point of intersection by setting the parametric equations equal: \(2 + 5s = 4 + 10t\) and \(1 + s = 3 + 2t\). Solve this system of equations for \(s\) and \(t\).
Once you find values for \(s\) and \(t\), substitute back into either parametric equation to find the coordinates \((x, y)\) of the intersection point.

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