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Equation of a Plane : General Form

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A piece of cheese is located at (12, 10) in a coordinate plane. A mouse is at (4, –2) and is running up the line y = –5x + 18. At the point (a, b), the mouse starts getting farther from the cheese rather than closer to it. The value of (a + b) is

A

6

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B

10

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C

18

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D

14

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Solution

The correct option is B 10

a = 2, b = 8
a + b = 10

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