document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=392636>Question 392636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are points A (2, 5), B (4,9) and C (6, 15) collinear? show your calculations.\r<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 #278676 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=278676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Are points A (2, 5), B (4,9) and C (6, 15) collinear? show your calculations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the slope of AB = slope of AC then the points are co-linear\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope AB = 9-5/4-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope Ab = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope AC = 15-5/6-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope AC = 5/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence they are not co-linear </SPAN>\n" );
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