document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465039>Question 465039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am giving the coordinates of an asteroid of (8,8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the coordinates of Earth are (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given the equation y=17/16x-1/2 will the path of the asteroid impact earth? I can not seem to find out how to figure this out. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #318728 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=318728\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the asteroid is assumed to be a point-mass (e.g. negligible volume) and gravity is ignored, it will not hit Earth because the line y = (17/16)x - 1/2 does not include the point (0,0). </SPAN>\n" );
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