document.write( "Question 1009372: What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3
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What is the length of the line with a slope of \"4%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first find equation of the line with a slope of \"4%2F3\" that passes trough the point (\"6\", \"4\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\" ...plug in \"m=4%2F3\", \"x=6\", and \"y=4\" to find \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=%284%2F3%296%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=%284%2Fcross%283%29%29cross%286%292%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=4%2A2%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=8%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-8=b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, equation is \"y=%284%2F3%29x-4\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> y-intercept is at (\"0\", \"-4\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now we need to find the distance between (\"6\", \"4\") and (\"0\", \"-4\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%2836%2B%288%29%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%2836%2B64%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28100%29\"\r
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