document.write( "Question 649405: Points A and B divide CD into the ratio 3:5:6 . |CD|=56 and A is between C and B .find the length of each segment. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "To divide N into the ratio a:b:c, \r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  The part corresponding to a is \"a%2AN%2F%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "2.  The part corresponding to b is \"b%2AN%2F%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "3.  The part corresponding to c is \"c%2AN%2F%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "To divide 56 into the ratio 3:5:6, \r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  The part corresponding to 3 is \"3%2A56%2F%283%2B5%2B6%29\" = \"168%2F14\" = 12\r\n" );
document.write( "2.  The part corresponding to 5 is \"5%2A56%2F%283%2B5%2B6%29\" = \"280%2F14\" = 20\r\n" );
document.write( "3.  The part corresponding to 6 is \"6%2A56%2F%283%2B5%2B6%29\" = \"336%2F14\" = 24\r\n" );
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