SOLUTION: A line passes through A (2,3) and B (5,7). Find (a) the coordinates of the point P on AB extended through B to P so that P is twice as far from A as from B. (b) the coordinates if

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Question 931691: A line passes through A (2,3) and B (5,7). Find (a) the coordinates of the point P on AB extended through B to P so that P is twice as far from A as from B.
(b) the coordinates if P is on AB extended through A so that P is twice as far from B as from A.

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