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In the figure shown, which of the following points is three times as far from P as from Q?
*This question is included in Nova Math - Problem Set L: Coordinate Geometry, question #11
| (A) | (0, 3) |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 07/06/2012 07:40
P is (1,4)... I think you meant choice E to be (7,1) and not (1,7). Or was it on purpose to challenge your users? ;-) On the upside, I am now much clearer about the distance formula and looking at graphs...
Posted: 07/06/2012 07:41
P is (1,4)... I think you meant choice E to be (7,1) and not (1,7). Or was it on purpose to challenge your users? ;-) On the upside, I am now much clearer about the distance formula and looking at graphs...
Posted: 07/18/2012 22:56
Nichalia, the author of the question made a mistake here. The only answer choice that is correct is B.
Posted: 07/30/2013 13:17
Can you please explain why you chose (4,1) directly without checking other numbers, I'm totally lost!
Posted: 07/30/2013 20:50
Sudad, you can try to solve the problem formally using the distance formula. But, many times in a standardized test you want to see if there is a glaringly obvious choice. In this case, we are asked which point has a distance to P that is 3x the distance to Q (yes, English phrases can be confusing).
Try locating the points on the grid, and it is obvious that (4,1) is the answer.
Try locating the points on the grid, and it is obvious that (4,1) is the answer.