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The slope of the base of an equilateral triangle is -1 and the vertex is the point ( 2 , -1 ). Find the equation of the remaining sides.

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Answer:

Solution Given:

let ABC be an equilateral triangle with the vertex A(2,-1) and slope =-1.

and

∡ABC=∡BAC=∡ACB=60°

slope of BC[tex][ m_1]=-1[/tex]

we have

[tex]\theta[/tex]=60°

Slope of AB=[tex][ m_2]=a[/tex]

now

we have

angle between two lines is

[tex]Tan\theta =±\frac{m_1-m_2}{1+m_1m_2}[/tex]

now substituting value

tan 60°= ± [tex]\frac{-1-a}{1+-1*a}[/tex]

[tex]\sqrt{3}=±\frac{-1-a}{1-a}[/tex]

doing criss-cross multiplication;

[tex](1-a)\sqrt{3}=±-(1+a)[/tex]

[tex]\sqrt{3}-a\sqrt{3}[/tex]=±(1+a)

taking positive

[tex]-a-a\sqrt{3}=1-\sqrt{3}[/tex]

[tex]-a(1+\sqrt{3})=1-\sqrt{3}[/tex]

a=[tex]\frac{1-\sqrt{3}}{-(1+\sqrt{3})}=\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex]

taking negative

[tex]a-a\sqrt{3}=-1-\sqrt{3}[/tex]

[tex]a(1-\sqrt{3})=-1-\sqrt{3}[/tex]

a=[tex]\frac{-(1+\sqrt{3})}{(1-\sqrt{3})}=\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex]

Equation of a line when a =[tex]\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex]

and passing through (2,-1),we have

[tex] y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]

y+1=[tex]\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex](x-2)

y=[tex]\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{1+\sqrt{3}}x-2\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex]-1

[tex]\boxed{\bold{\green{y=\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{1+\sqrt{3}}x-5+2\sqrt{3}}}}[/tex] is a first side equation of line.

again

Equation of a line when a =[tex]\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex]

and passing through (2,-1),we have

[tex] y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]

y+1=[tex]\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex](x-2)

y+1=[tex]\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}x -2\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}[/tex]

y=[tex]\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}x -2\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}-1[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{\bold{\blue{y=\frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{-1+\sqrt{3}}x -5+2\sqrt{3}}}}[/tex] is another equation of line.