document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204564>Question 1204564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> point P is not on line AB. line BV and FG both run through P and line AB. what can you conclude about line BV and line FG.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "A. BV and FG cannot both be perpendicular to AB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.BV and FG are congruent lines<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. BV and FG are perpendicular to each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.BV and FG are both perpendicular to AB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E.BV and FG intersect AB at the same point<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #840887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=840887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The statement of the problem is not sufficient to get a single answer from among the answer choices.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Choice B makes no sense and so can't be a right answer; lines are infinite in length and can't be congruent.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Choice C is not right.  You can certainly make BV and FG perpendicular, but that will be a very special case.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now what about choices D and E....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If two lines are perpendicular to a given line and both pass through a point P not on that line, then the two lines are the same line, and they will intersect the line at the same point.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And there is nothing in the statement of the problem that says BV and FG can't be the same line.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So answer choices D and E are both possible in one special case, but they are not true in the general case.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And answer choice A is not true in the special case where BV and FG are the same line.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, because the statement of the problem does not specify that BV and FG are not the same line, none of the conclusions A to E is possible.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );