document.write( "Question 1194920: 1. If p, q, r are three points of a line and the coordinates of p and r are √3 and -√18, what is the coordinate of q given that pq = qr.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #827276 by ikleyn(52781) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "The problem hesitates to say that  p, q and r  are the points on a  line;\r\n" );
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document.write( "        so, they are not simply the points on the line. \r\n" );
document.write( "        As elements of a number line, they are the NUMBERS.\r\n" );
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document.write( "p = , r =   and pq = qr.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From  pq = qr  we have  pq = rq,  pq - rq = 0,  (p-r)q = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since p =/= r,  the factor in parentheses, (p-r), is different from zero.\r\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE,  (p-r)q = 0  implies  q= 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  From the given conditions, we derived  that  q = 0.\r\n" );
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A special note to the person who created this problem.

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