document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946581>Question 946581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the vertices of the triangle are a(-3,4),b(p,q),and c(3,4), the slopes of ab and bc are 1 and -1/2 respectively find :<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #577482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</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=577482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use point-slope form to get each of the equations for ab and for bc.  You can also use point-slope form to find the equation for line ac.  Doing these is just a matter of plugging values into a formula and simplifying.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the second question, you want to use the equations for ab and bc to find their intersection point, which will be the point  (p,q).\r<BR>\n" );
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