Answer:
a) yes
b) y = -x
c) yes it goes thru the origin (0,0)
Explanation:
a) x**2 + y**2 = 17
(-4)**2 + (-1)**2 = 17
16 + 1 = 17 YES
b) the slope of DE is
(y1 - y2)/(x1 - x2)
(-1 -4)/(-4 -1) = -5/-5 = 1, so a perpendicular segment will have a
slope of - 1/current slope or -1.
The midpoint of DE is
x = (x1 + x2)/2 = (-4 +1)/2 = -3/2
y = (y1 + y2)/2 = (-1 +4)/2 = 3/2 so
y = mx + b
y = -x + b plug in the point (-3/2,3/2)
3/2 = -(-3/2) + b
b = 0 SO y = -x
c) The circle equation dictates that it has no offset so centers around the origin (0,0) and the equation of the bisector y = -x indeed fits (0,0).