Question

Find the equation of the line through the point (2, 5) that cuts off the least area from the first quadrant. Give your answer using the form below.

y − A = B(x − C)

Answer 1

y = m(x-a) + b

A = (y intercept)(x intercept)/2

Answer 2

y-5=(-5/2)(x-2)

Answer 3

are we just blurting out answers now?

Answer 4

It is fundamental knowledge that the slope of the line is -Yo/Xo

Answer 5

yes, but how do we determine that -5/2 is that slope?

Answer 6

I don't think students who are taking Calculus 1 need the formal proof. This is fundamental knowledge.

Answer 7

the calculus is used to find the slope ... the value is in the practice of working the problem, not in the "well the textbook says this and that" ....

Answer 8

.. not that the poster is around to gain any value from it tho lol

Answer 9

If I had to show students how addition worked we'd just be wasting our time. There is a fine line where fundamental knowledge doesn't need formal proofs.

Answer 10

if its fundamental, and the student already knows it ... then why are they asking the question?

Answer 11

I have a question for you, what's 4x3?

Answer 12

do you want to know? or just have an answer given to you? do you want to understand the process? or do you just want to know if i know that you know that i can tell you that the answer is 12

Answer 13

By the way, your profile picture gave me the inspiration for mine. So, thanks <3

Answer 14

i recall :)

Answer 15

Do you get the joke behind mine hehehehehehe

Answer 16

maybe, but at my age i make it a rule to only laugh at my own jokes ... since no ones else will :)

Answer 17

I have a philosophical question for you. How come whenever someone asks me which way the north pole is and I point into the ground they laugh at me?

Answer 18

humor is absorbed from the ether in such a fashion that they arent laughing with you, but at you

Answer 19

Since you like formal proofs, wanna prove to me that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line?

Answer 20

only if we can define the path between the points properly

Answer 21

the shortest distance from the point i am at to the point I am at is not a straight line ....

Answer 22

Prove that the shortest distance from my seat in this room to the instructor in front of me is a straight line

Answer 23

how fast can you make a spitball?

Answer 24

That's not a straight line that's a parabola

Answer 25

straight enough for the parthenon ... all their straight lines are curved

Answer 26

the shortest displacement between 2 distinct points is a straight line; the shortest distance is the minimal path that gets you there

Answer 27

Very random, but do you know the name of that movie that's played during Christmas that has that kid that beats up that other kid then his mom gets mad at him?

Answer 28

that wasnt a movie, its a repressed memory :)

Answer 29

What's the title

Answer 30

the grinch maybe? im not much on movies

Answer 31

its a wonderful life?

Answer 32

I don't know, that's the only scene I remember lmao xD