document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760894>Question 760894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four points A, B, C, D are arranged along a line such that AC> AB and BD< BC. Draw a picture with the four points in place. Is there more  than one order possible? Explain. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #462959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=462959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> AB, AC, BC, and BD are distances (or segment lengths), so they are positive numbers/measures, but we do not know relative positions. B and C may be to the same side of A, or on different sides. D and C may be to the same side of B, or on different sides. There is more that one possible order.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Drawing the line horizontal, and rotating it so that C is to the right of A, here are some possibilities:<BR>\n" );
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