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Revision as of 09:18, 30 May 2012
Problem
If 
and 
are two points on the line whose equation is 
, then the distance between and , in terms of 
and 
is
Solution
Notice that, since is on , we have 
. Similarly, 
. Using the distance formula, the distance between the points and is
And so the answer is 
.
See Also
| 1974 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 10 |
Followed by Problem 12 | |
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
