# 2007 ToT Spring Seniors A1: Coordinate Bashing

##### Solution:

Start out by graphing , and labeling lines  and , such that all points  are on the line . We label the point , the point , the point , and the point . The lines intersect at the y-axis, which we label to be point .

We start by finding the equation  is on. We put the line into the slope-intercept form , where  is the slope and  is the y-intercept* . Since the line intersects the  at the point , we know the y-intercept is . The slope of the line is . Therefore we have . Substituting the point  into the equation gives us .
We could also substitute  into the equation to give us  as well.

We now find the equation  is on. Again, put the line into slope-intercept form , where  is slope, and  is y-intercept*. The lines  and intersect at the point , therefore the y-intercept of  is . The slope of  is . Therefore our new equation is . Substituting either points  or  give  or , where both can be simplified two after expanding and subtract  in the first equation, and  in the second equation to give .

We are now left with the two equations  and . Subtracting the two equations results in

*(note: I changed the slope-intercept form from  to  to avoid any confusion with point )



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