Browse · MATH
Printjmc
algebra intermediate
Problem
Circle is located on the coordinate plane with center at . One endpoint of a diameter is at . What are the coordinates of the other endpoint of this diameter? Express your answer as an ordered pair.
Solution
Refer to the above diagram. Since the opposite ends of a diameter are symmetric with respect to the center of the circle, we must travel the same distance and direction from to as we do from to the other endpoint. To go from to we run (left dashed red line) and rise (left dashed blue line), so our other endpoint has coordinates .
Final answer
(5,7)