Problem

Suppose parametric equations for the line segment between $(8,5)$ and $(0,-8)$ have the form:
\[
\left\{\begin{array}{l}
x(t)=a+b t \\
y(t)=c+d t
\end{array}\right.
\]
If the parametric curve starts at $(8,5)$ when $t=0$ and ends at $(0,-8)$ at $t=1$, then find $a, b, c$, and $d$.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
a= \\
b= \\
c= \\
d=
\end{array}
\]

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By substituting the values, we get: \[\begin{array}{l}a= \boxed{8} \\ b= \boxed{-8} \\ c= \boxed{5} \\ d= \boxed{-13}\end{array}\]

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Step 1 :Suppose parametric equations for the line segment between \((8,5)\) and \((0,-8)\) have the form: \[\left\{\begin{array}{l}x(t)=a+b t \\ y(t)=c+d t\end{array}\right.\]

Step 2 :If the parametric curve starts at \((8,5)\) when \(t=0\) and ends at \((0,-8)\) at \(t=1\), then we need to find \(a, b, c\), and \(d\).

Step 3 :The parametric equations for a line segment between two points \((x_1, y_1)\) and \((x_2, y_2)\) can be written as: \[\left\{\begin{array}{l}x(t)=x_1+(x_2-x_1) t \\ y(t)=y_1+(y_2-y_1) t\end{array}\right.\] where \(t\) varies from 0 to 1. At \(t=0\), we are at the point \((x_1, y_1)\) and at \(t=1\), we are at the point \((x_2, y_2)\).

Step 4 :In this case, \((x_1, y_1) = (8, 5)\) and \((x_2, y_2) = (0, -8)\). So we can substitute these values into the equations to find \(a, b, c\), and \(d\).

Step 5 :By substituting the values, we get: \[\begin{array}{l}a= \boxed{8} \\ b= \boxed{-8} \\ c= \boxed{5} \\ d= \boxed{-13}\end{array}\]

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