document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=392625>Question 392625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> five different points A,B,C,D and E lie on a line in that order. the length of AD is 4.5 and the length of BE is 3.5 .if the length of CD is 2, what is one possible value  for the length of BC ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #803254 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=803254\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> AB = a, BC = b, CD = c, DE = d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b + c = 4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + c + d = 3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BC = b + c = 1.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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