document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=745364>Question 745364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, i've been working on this some for days and cant seem to solve it, I would ask my teacher ofcourse, but i'm homeschooled, so can someone please explain this sum to me? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Points A, B, C, and D lie in consecutive order on a line. If AC=4/3AB and BD=6BC, then what is AB/CD? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AC=%284%2F3%29AB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AC=%284%2F3%29AB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3AC=4AB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3AC=4AB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB=%283%2F4%29AC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB=%283%2F4%29AC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and since  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=BC+=AC-AB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"BC+=AC-AB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=BC+=%281%2F4%29AC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"BC+=%281%2F4%29AC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB=3BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB=3BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "furthermore, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=CD=+BD-+BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"CD=+BD-+BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=CD+=+6BC+-+BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"CD+=+6BC+-+BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  =>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=CD+=5BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"CD+=5BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now we have both <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=CD ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"CD\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in terms of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB%2FCD+=3BC%2F5BC+=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB%2FCD+=3BC%2F5BC+=3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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