What is the locus of the point that is equidistant from P(1,3) and Q (3,5)
Before moving on to solve this question, I need to make you understand that “the locus of point which is equidistant from two fix point two is the perpendicular bisector of the fixed two points.”
Let the bisector of PQ = R
Mid-point of PQ is $R=\left( \frac{1+3}{2},\frac{3+5}{2} \right)=(2,4)$
${{m}_{1}}=slope\text{ of }PQ=\frac{{{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}}}{{{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}}}=\frac{5-3}{3-1}=\frac{2}{2}=1$
Perpendicular bisector to PQ is RX
For two lines to be perpendicular ${{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}}=-1$
${{m}_{2}}=\frac{-1}{1}=-1$
Using point R (2,4)
Using one point slope form equation of a line
$(y-{{y}_{1}})={{m}_{2}}(x-{{x}_{1}})$
$\text{Take }R\text{ as }(2,4)$
$y-4=-1(x-2)$
$y-4=-x+2$
$y=-x-6$