document.write( "Question 362321: Find a real number, n, such that the line containing the points (-5, 5) and (-1, 9) contains the point (n, 5). \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #258187 by robertb(5830) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"%289-5%29%2F%28-1--5%29+=+%285-9%29%2F%28n--1%29\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%2F4+=+-4%2F%28n%2B1%29\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1+=+-4%2F%28n%2B1%29\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n%2B1+=+-4\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( "n = -5.
\n" ); document.write( "On 2nd thought the value of n should have been clear just by inspection (how?) \n" ); document.write( "

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