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document.write( "Let A = (-9,-10), B = (7,6) and C = (-5,-6).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Moving from A to B along the straigh line, connecting these points, \r\n" );
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document.write( "we should cover 7 - (-9) = 16 units along x-axis and 6 - (-10) = 16 units along y-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Moving from A to B, we meet point C in 4 units horizontally and 4 units vertically.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that point C divides the line segment AB in parts AC and CB that are in proportion 1:3.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Alternatively, you may use the distance formula to determine the lengths of the partial interval AC and CB.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It will give you the same answer, but the computational work will be greater.\r
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