Step-by-step explanation:
![\underline{\underline{\large\bf{Given:-}}}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/es9xstfvl1381vdsktju6m1drm5ppoe62e.png)
![\red{➤}\:](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/5rdlw8ofymhqens9ui9iytqhqyljqqcuzw.png)
![\textsf{}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/dw8hx6igrfrt1d96p4hk3vyygfglxi0fe4.png)
![\sf Points\:(2, 4), (0,3)\: and\; (k, -4) \:are\; collinear](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/54154y6b9pekb58mr3sfxxffiz294fivt2.png)
![\underline{\underline{\large\bf{To Find:-}}}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/u86v4mhzxo0npncf7uwkkaqcqd9r85ozke.png)
![\orange{☛}\:](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/99v81c54ttqy4aps8vxjr9otybf2i7gl2l.png)
![\textsf{Value of k}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/pr3pbpbp7m941109hk3cay4rm3gl3s7rvr.png)
![\sf](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/biology/college/5qz5yezvxmba0xyeiebec39h3idcvl5k.png)
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![\underline{\underline{\large\bf{Solution:-}}}\\](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/cwfcq4ei82lonbobjyw0vxa8uqndypqteg.png)
Let us consider these points on a line AC such that point B lies in between points A and C as these lines are collinear -
![\\A(2,4) \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: B(0,3) \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: C(k,4)\\ \bull \frac{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: }{} \bull \frac{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: }{} \bull \\](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/4dvxm5xuw5002jow6iv9xbyp0xb94rq4q3.png)
If lines are collinear then,
![\green{ \underline { \boxed{ \sf{AB+BC=AC}}}}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/a2zslpoev3n80m83e1xh4ojog11338x36o.png)
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We will find distance between points by distance formula-
![\red{\underline{\boxed{\sf{Distance=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)}}}}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/g3csqoqbpltnvm387ytm8z70zp1zhh1yma.png)
![\\(x_1,y_1) \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: (x_2,y_2)\\ \bull \frac{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: }{} \bull \frac{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: }{} \bull \\](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/i2czlaylziwxaxovj8jb1o20gjx0yvqzoc.png)
![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf AB = \sqrt{(0 - 2) ^(2) + (3 - 4) ^(2) } \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/o9dqhy9gsn21dyfqy9jk4lnpsrjy1hcohh.png)
![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf √(4 + 1 ) \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/j8v0imy3tlo37by7tgtjigten5oizrc10t.png)
![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf √(5 ) \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/f28b38fu8bhuppkgjse278d94635o9b5wp.png)
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![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf BC = \sqrt{(k - 0) ^(2) + (-4-3) ^(2) } \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/on2tgwgymiylrg542q7z1rwkfzerrmngb5.png)
![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf √(k^2+49 ) \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/lwpi96fnmhpqxegqghkwagt1mun54e2m1c.png)
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![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf AC = \sqrt{(k - 2) ^(2) + (-4 - 4) ^(2) } \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/1gg2lm7gg3haek868f84qqx2reoym4kjwq.png)
![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf √(k^2+4-4k+64 ) \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/a15ok4vwzzh3us3y5i2f03noa3zwnbxiqi.png)
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![\begin{gathered}\\\\longrightarrow\quad \sf AC = √(k^2-4k+68 ) \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/ant24uj48c4ddzx7map7srpnj5r8v21lx4.png)
![\purple{ \underline { \boxed{ \sf{AB+BC=AC}}}}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/rdjz6ny5bbl8694ga7cgf6wx2fqwz91tgo.png)
![\\\underline{\tt\pink{Putting \:Values-}}\\](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/pzmz94mpvru7bekdgumtshiqoxyv4c86cy.png)
![\begin{gathered}\\\quad\longrightarrow\quad \sf √(5 )+√(k^2+49 ) = √(k^2-4k+68 )[ \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/959qygpmkbhce9rlhznna6ve6qf2u7hmm7.png)
Squaring Both Sides-
![\begin{gathered}\\\quad\longrightarrow\quad \sf (√(5 )+√(k^2+49 ) )^2= (√(k^2-4k+68))^2 \\\end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/chemistry/high-school/9r60etldbd4n02gz3nhibpfmr7oikcg9nf.png)