document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184215>Question 1184215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a straight line passes through the point (A, B) and the portion of the line segment intercepted between the axes is divided equally at the point then what is the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2FA+%2B+y%2FB+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2FA+%2B+y%2FB+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that neither A nor B is zero (since that will make the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2FA+%2B+y%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2FA+%2B+y%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > invalid).  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the problem implies that the point (A,B) is the midpoint of the segment intercepted between the coordinate axes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It follows then that the y-intercept of the line is (0,2B) and the x-intercept is (2A,0), and the line itself will have the intercept form given by \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which implies that \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2FA+%2B+y%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2FA+%2B+y%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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