document.write( "Question 1064783: find the point which is 7/10 of the way from the point (4,5) to the point (-6,10). \n" ); document.write( "
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Distance between the given points:
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%284-%28-6%29%29%5E2%2B%285-10%29%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Equation of the line containing the two given points:
\n" ); document.write( "slope \"5%2F%28-10%29\" or slope \"-1%2F2\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=-%281%2F2%29%28x-4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=-x%2F2%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-x%2F2%2B7\", same as variable point (x, -x/2+7).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Point (x,y), 7/10 of the way from the point (4,5) to the point (-6,10):
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%5E2%2B%28-x%2F2%2B2%29%5E2=%2849%2F100%29%2A125\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x-4%29%5E2%2B%284-x%29%5E2=245\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-8x-33%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B3%29%28x-11%29=0\"-----one of these factors will work and one of them will not.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Coordinates wanted: \"system%28x=-3%2Cy=8%261%2F2%29\"
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