Thursday, October 4, 2012

Horizontal Line Segments


Introduction to horizontal line segments:
The line segments are distinct as the distance between two points. The line segments are make clear in another method is, the point that is joined the points of both directions. We can define a line PQ as `bar(PQ)` . Here we are going discuss about the horizontal line segment. Also we shall solve an example problem based on horizontal line segments.

Special Cases of Horizontal Line Segments:
Horizontal line segments have some special properties when compared to normal line segments,

Horizontal and vertical line segments are identified easily, that they have either x- value as similar or y value as same from both the given points of (x1, y1) (x2, y2).

In horizontal line segments, if y-value is similar then the line segment is easily identified as horizontal line segments.

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Example Problem for Horizontal Line Segments:

Plot the given horizontal line segment on the graph (8, 5) (-8, 5).

Solution:

Given: Two points to plot line segments are (8, 5) (-8, 5).

Two pairs of points are (x1, y1) (x2, y2) needed to plot the horizontal line segments in graph.

Here, from the given points x1 is 8 and y1is 5.

From the given points x2 is -8 and y2 is 5.

Now, from the given values of x co-ordinates and the values of the y co-ordinates, we can say that the values of y-coordinates are similar, so the line is horizontal line segments.

According, to the values of the x co-ordinate we have to plot the corresponding x value of the line segment and also on the y co-ordinate, plot the corresponding y value of the horizontal line segments.

These mentioned above, process is done by using graph is shown.


Thus, horizontal line segment is explained clearly and through diagrammatically is explained successfully.

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