Alex wants to fence in an area for a dog park. He has plotted three sides of the fenced area at the points E (1, 5), F (3, 5), and G (6, 1). He has 16 units of fencing. Where could Alex place point H so that he does not have to buy more fencing? answer choices
(0,1)
(0,-2)
(1,1)
(1,-2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: E, F, G, H denote the three coordinates of the area fenced

To find: coordinates of point H

Solution:

According to distance formula,

length of side joining points is equal to

So,

Perimeter of a figure is the length of its outline.

Put

This is true.

So, the point satisfies the equation

So, point H is .

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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