document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60579>Question 60579</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0495188891/algebrahomeworkh>Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> NAVIGATION:  The paths of two ships are tracked on the same coordinate system.  One ship is following a path described by the equation 2x+3y=6, and the other is following a path described by the equation y=2/3x-3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  Is there a possibility of a collision?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  What are the coordinates of the danger point?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.  Is a collision a certainty?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "While the answers are in the back of the book, I do not know how to get the correct answer.  Could someone help me please?  Thank you, I am going to school online and I am having difficulty.  Much thanks!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #41579 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><B>venugopalramana(3286)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/venugopalramana/FREE_MATHS_ASSISTANCE.html valign=middle><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=41579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> NAVIGATION: The paths of two ships are tracked on the same coordinate system. One ship is following a path described by the equation 2x+3y=6, and the other is following a path described by the equation y=2/3x-3..PLEASE PUT BRACKETS.DO YOU MEAN (2/3)X - 3 = (2X/3) -3.OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2/(3*X)] -3 ..OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[2/(3-X)]...EACH WILL GIVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I AM TAKING THE I ALTERNATIVE<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Is there a possibility of a collision? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X+3Y =6........1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=(2X/3)-3.....2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FROM EQN.1 DIVIDING WITH 3 WE GET <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2X/3)+ Y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = 2 - (2X/3).......3..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FROM EQNS. 2 AND 3 , WE GET <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X/3 -3 = 2 -(2X/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2X/3) + (2X/3) = 2+ 3 =5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X/3 =5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=15/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = [2*15/(4*3)]-3 = (5/2)-3=(5-6)/2 = -1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " SINCE THE 2 LINES OF TRAVEL MEET AT A POINT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF COLLISION\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. What are the coordinates of the danger point? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE COORDINATES OF COLLISION /DANGER POINT ARE [15/4 , -1/2]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Is a collision a certainty? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "CANT SAY ..DEPENDS ON STARTING POINT ; DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ALONG THE LINE AND SPEED OF TRAVEL IN THAT DIRECTION WHICH ARE ALL NOT GIVEN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SUPPOSE THEY ARE STARTING AT A POINT AND TRAVELLING IN THE DIRECTION AWAY FROM DANGER POINT THEN THEY DO NOT COLLIDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EVEN IF THEY ARE TRAVELLING TOWARDS THE DANGER POINT IF ONE IS GOING FASTER AND CROSSES DANGER POINT BEFORE THE OTHER REACHES THEY WILL NOT COLLIDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "While the answers are in the back of the book, I do not know how to get the correct answer. Could someone help me please? Thank you, I am going to school online and I am having difficulty. Much thanks!!<BR>\n" );
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