If the slope of a line passing through the point A(3, 2) is 3/4 then find points on the line which are 5 units away from the point A.
Equation of the line passing through (3, 2) having slope 3/4 is
y - 2 = 3/4 (x - 3)
4y - 3x + 1 = 0 ... (1)
Let (h, k) be the points on the line such that
(h - 3)2 + (k - 2)2 = 25 ... (2)
Also, we have
4k - 3h + 1 = 0 ... (3)
or k = (3h - 1)/4
Putting the value of k in (2) and simplifying, we get
25h2 - 150h - 175 = 0
or h2 - 6h - 7 = 0
or (h + 1)(h - 7) = 0 ⇒ h = -1, h = 7
Putting these values of h in (4), we get k = -1 and k = 5.
Therefore, the coordinates of the required points are (-1, -1) or (7, 5).