document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237161>Question 237161</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So i have a triangle, and i have its three coordinates. How do i make a algebraic solution for it? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174439 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174439\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=mX+b IS THE LINE EQUATION. m=SLOPE=(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1) & b=THE Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A,B), (C,D), (E,F) WOULD BE THE 3 COORDINATES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE 1=(D-B)/(C-A)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE 2=(F-D)/(E-C)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE 3=(F-B)/(E-A)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "REPLACE THE X & Y TERMS WITH THE (A,B) TERMS & SLOPE 1 & SOLVE FOR b THE Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DO THE SAME FOR THE OTHER 2 COORDINATES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEN PLOT THE 3 LINES THUS FORMING THE TRIANGLE.  </SPAN>\n" );
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