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Standard XII
Mathematics
Slope of a Line Connecting Two Points
Find the valu...
Question
Find the value of
k
, so that the points are
A
(
−
2
,
−
3
)
,
B
(
3
,
−
1
)
and
C
(
5
,
k
)
are collinear.
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Solution
Given points
A
(
−
2
x
1
,
−
3
y
1
)
,
B
(
3
x
2
,
−
1
y
2
)
and
C
(
5
x
3
,
k
y
3
)
Triangle ABC
=
1
2
|
x
1
(
y
2
−
y
3
)
+
x
2
(
y
3
−
y
1
)
+
x
3
(
y
1
−
y
2
)
|
=
1
2
|
(
−
2
)
(
−
1
−
k
)
+
3
(
k
−
(
−
3
)
)
+
5
(
−
3
−
(
−
1
)
)
|
=
1
2
|
(
+
2
+
2
k
)
+
3
(
k
+
3
)
−
15
+
5
|
=
1
2
|
2
+
2
k
+
3
k
+
9
−
10
|
=
1
2
|
5
k
+
1
|
Given points are collinear
1
2
|
5
k
+
1
|
=
0
⇒
5
k
+
1
=
0
⇒
5
k
=
−
1
⇒
k
=
−
1
/
5
.
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