document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836655>Question 836655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line passes through the two points (4,1) and (-2,5). Find the perimeter of the triangle bounded by this line and the coordinate axes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no idea how to do this problem. I found that the hypotenuse of the triangle is sqrt52 but I don't know what else to do. Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Not quite. The triangle is formed by extending the line to intersect the two coordinate axes. Find the equation of the line, then find the x- and y-intercept. Then you can find the hypotenuse, and the perimeter. </SPAN>\n" );
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