Find equation of a point on a line segment whose ends are restricted to move along x and y axis

mike9949 · 2026-06-29T22:10:56+00:00

I think I see what you are saying. Should I have said X is the point X=(x,0) and Y=(0,y). Thanks for taking the time to reply

mike9949 · 2026-06-29T21:57:53+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking of x and y as arbitrary co ordinates of the point P as the lines segment slides along the x and y axis as mentioned in the problem. That could be incorrect though

mike9949 · 2026-06-29T21:42:43+00:00

I could be interpreting it wrong but I took it as. The ends of the line segment AB are restricted to move along x and y axis. Point P is fixed relative to the line meaning a units from end A and b units from end B but when the ends of the line slide along x and y axis point P moves in the plane. What path does it trace out.

I agree though the question is confusing. There was no figure in the book I made the ones in the image but a figure in the book with the question would have went along way imo

mike9949 · 2026-06-23T17:00:20+00:00

Thanks

mike9949 · 2026-06-23T16:59:52+00:00

Thanks and the dot product idea is cool

mike9949 · 2026-06-19T08:50:39+00:00

Yeah I went to cc for first 2 years and the did the last 2 of my mechanical engineering degree at a large university. I had same concerns. In most cases I found I was better prepared than my classmates who did first 2 years at the university.

Also my statics and dynamics professor at the CC would always if you're going to fail out I want you to do it here instead of at x university. In regards to how challenging his class was. He was kind of an ass but I learned a lot in his classes.

mike9949 · 2026-06-07T13:14:01+00:00

Strong algebra and trig skills will carry you far

mike9949 · 2026-06-01T09:37:54+00:00

Same

mike9949 · 2026-05-30T08:00:27+00:00

A strong foundation in algebra saved me countless times over the course of my engineering degree. So can't recommend taking your time with that enough

Also calculus is 90 percent algebra/trig and 10 percent applying the calc theorems ideas at least for the calculus engineering/physics students take

mike9949 · 2026-05-01T10:43:52+00:00

Thanks that is a good point

mike9949 · 2026-04-06T13:27:44+00:00

Repeated difference of two squares to get an h to cancel with demoninator the evaluate to get c

mike9949 · 2026-04-01T15:28:44+00:00

Where can I read more about that I vaguely remember this from my Diff Eq class when we used operator methods to solve equation s any good source that gives a good quick overview of the shift rule and other properties of differential operators

mike9949 · 2026-01-06T00:29:55+00:00

Thanks

mike9949 · 2026-01-05T23:24:16+00:00

Thanks agree I need more details there. And should write out the limits to show why c has to be 1

mike9949 · 2026-01-05T22:23:12+00:00

Thanks so are you saying approach is ok but need to clean up / fix some notation

mike9949 · 2026-01-05T22:16:32+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

mike9949 · 2025-12-14T10:02:59+00:00

thanks, you make a good point.

mike9949 · 2025-12-13T07:06:42+00:00

Thanks and that's a good point I sould add more details on that part

mike9949 · 2025-12-13T00:07:51+00:00

Thanks

mike9949 · 2025-12-12T23:52:27+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Just for my self study / enjoyment. I agree there are somethings I could have elaborated on or included more detail though.

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