SOLUTION: Given distinct points x, y, and z; if xy + yz = xz, then x, y, and y are collinear? True or false? Why? Thank you

SOLUTION: Given distinct points x, y, and z; if xy + yz = xz, then x, y, and y are collinear? True or false? Why? Thank you

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Question 522241: Given distinct points x, y, and z; if xy + yz = xz, then x, y, and y are collinear?
True or false?
Why?
Thank you
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What operation does "xy" denote? The segment determined by points x and y? Or perhaps x*y, the dot product of x and y?

Also, I think you meant "x, y, and z."
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