The diagonal of a square is x units. What is the area of the square in terms of x?
2x square units
Ox? square units
2x square units
x square units

lol.

it's ok we all do this sometimes.

-aparri

step-by-step explanation:

points a and b are equidistant from the desired line, so the line you find by using them will go through point r.

using points other than a and b will give the desired line only if they are equidistant from r. if they are randomly located, the perpendicular line you create will not necessarily go through point r, hence will not be a solution to the problem.

cross multiplying, we get :

⇒ (3) × (5) = (9) × (x)

⇒ 15 = 9x