document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=838850>Question 838850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Point A is located at (0, 4) and point C is located at (&#8722;3, 5). Find the x value for point B that is located one over four the distance from point A to point C. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #505383 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=505383\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Get the equation of the line containing the two points, and use distance formula to find the length AC.  You want next a point (x,f(x)) where f(x) is the linear function for the line you found.  Use distance formula again for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29%2AD=sqrt%28sumOfTwoQuadraticExpressions%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29%2AD=sqrt%28sumOfTwoQuadraticExpressions%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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