document.write( "Question 1153137: A line segment has one endpoint at P(3, -1) and a midpoint of M(5, 4) What is the value of the other endpoint? \n" ); document.write( "
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P( 3, -1 )
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\n" ); document.write( "Find x-value of the other endpoint L( x, y )
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+3+%2B+x+%29+%2F+2+=+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3+%2B+x+=+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+7+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+-1+%2B+y+%29+%2F+2+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-1+%2B+y+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+9+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "L( x, y ), the other endpoint, is L( 7, 9 )
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\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "Find the equation that goes through P and L
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+y+-%28-1%29+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+3+%29+=+%28+9+-%28-1%29+%29+%2F+%28+7+-+3+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+y+%2B+1+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+3+%29+=+%28+9+%2B+1+%29+%2F+%28+7+-+3+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+y+%2B+1+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+3+%29+=+10+%2F+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+y+%2B+1+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+3+%29+=+5%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2A%28+y+%2B+1+%29+=+5%2A%28+x+-+3+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y+%2B+2+=+5x+-+15+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y+=+5x+-+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%285%2F2%29%2Ax+-+17%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Does the line go through M( 5,4 ) ?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4+=+%28+5%2F2+%29%2A5+-+17%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4+=+25%2F2+-+17%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4+=+8%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4+=+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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