Find points on parallel lines

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I have two parallel lines, I know the coordinates of one point (the orange one) on one line, I know also the distance and I have to find the point that is on the other line, the green one. enter image description here

Is it possible to calculate the coordinates of the other point?

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Obviously you need to know the common slope, $m=\tan \theta$, of the lines. Let the first one be$$y-mx+c=0$$ From the point $A=(5,2)$ in this line you get $c=5m-2$. Let the other line be $$y-mx+d=0$$ where $$d=c+c'=c+\frac {d}{\cos \theta}=c+4\sqrt{1+m^2}=5m-2+4\sqrt{1+m^2}$$ (see the figure below)

You get the point $B=(x,y)$ from the system $$\begin{cases}y-mx+5m-2+4\sqrt{1+m^2}=0\\\frac{y-mx+5m-2}{\sqrt{1+m^2}}=4\end{cases}$$ where the first equation is the point $B=(x,y)$ belonging to the second line and the second equation is the formula of the distance from $B$ to the first line.

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From the statement “I have two parallel lines”, I am assuming that L: y = mx + c is the equation of the parallel line that passes through B with m and c known.

  1. Form the circle (C) centered at A and radius = 4. That is, $C: (x – 5)^2 + (y – 2)^2 = 4^2$.

  2. Combining L and C together, we get a quadratic equation in x (or in y) in the form $H: Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0$.

  3. Because L is tangent to C, H should have equal roots and that root is $\dfrac {-B}{2A}$.

simpler Method

Let N be the normal to L and N passes through A. The equation of N can be found.

Solving L and N, we get the required.

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If the first line has direction $\vec{e}=(e_x,e_y)$ then the perpendicular has direction $\vec{n} = (-e_y,e_x)$. So starting from A the coordinates of B are

$$ (x_B,y_B)=(x_A,y_A) + d (-e_y,e_x) $$