document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202901>Question 1202901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A triangle ABC has its right angle at C and the vertices A(3, 8) and B(9, 5) . If no sides of the triangle are parallel to the axes, what is the product of the slopes of all three sides of triangle ABC ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) -1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C) -1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D) 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(E) 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A triangle ABC has its right angle at C and the vertices A(3, 8) and B(9, 5). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If no sides of the triangle are parallel to the axes, what is the product <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the slopes of all three sides of triangle ABC ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A) -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) -1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C) -1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D) 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(E) 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slopes m(AC) and m(BC) gives the product of -1, since the angle C is the right angle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore,  m(AB)*m(AC)*m(BC) = -m(AB) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%285-8%29%2F%289-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%285-8%29%2F%289-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28-3%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28-3%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.   \r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>ANSWER</U>.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  option (D).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tutor's @math_helper notice is right, so I made the necessary corrections.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you see a correct repaired version.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks to tutor @math_helper.\r<BR>\n" );
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