document.write( "Question 1089601: Two circles with center A and B are tangent to each other and both tangent to the x axis in the xy coordinate place. If circle A has a radius of 1 and circle B has a radius of 4, what's the slope of the segment that connects both center? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Make a sketch.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find and draw a right angled triangle in your sketch.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(1 + 4) = 5 is the length of the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(4 - 1) = 3 is the length of the vertical leg.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You need to find the length of the horizontal leg.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is  =  =  =  =  = .\r\n" );
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