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fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:44 PM

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I know one solution is 1 but it says there’s two solutions 😭

compact viperBOT Feb 2, 2025, 11:44 PM

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fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:47 PM

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Please help me :((

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angerysad

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:49 PM

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@fossil vault

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What is your thinking?

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:49 PM

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Hi

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?

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:49 PM

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Explain your thought process

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:49 PM

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Oh okay hold on

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6+1.5=7.5
7.5x2/3=5
7.5x1/3=2.5
2.5-|-1.5|=1

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@fast fiber

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Plz halp me

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:52 PM

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Can you explain your last line?

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Your answer is correct but I just want to understand your thought process

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:52 PM

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Um

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It’s absolute value 1.5 bc it’s the distance from 0 to -1.5

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What’s the second solution?

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:54 PM

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fossil vault It’s absolute value 1.5 bc it’s the distance from 0 to -1.5

I thought of it as -1.5 + 2.5 but your solution works

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:54 PM

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fossil vault What’s the second solution?

Think about it first

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How are 2 solutions possible?

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:54 PM

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I did TvT

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Well

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The answer entering place has 2 slots

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It says “The coordinates of the point M can be _ and _”

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_

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And _

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:55 PM

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Here’s a hint

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:55 PM

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😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:55 PM

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Does it specify where the location of Point M must be?

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:55 PM

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I don’t think so

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:56 PM

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It actually doesn’t!

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:56 PM

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Ya

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Do u know 2nd solution?

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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Yes

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But

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You need to find it out for yourself

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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What is it??

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:0

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😭

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I tried

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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You got it

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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Nooo

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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K

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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Plz tell me 😭

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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From your work

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I assume that you assumed that M must be between A and B right?

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 PM

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Ya

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I think

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:58 PM

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Well

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It doesn’t specify where M must be

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M doesn’t have to be between A and B

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:58 PM

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Mhm

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Oh

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So where is it?

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:59 PM

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fossil vault So where is it?

*where is the other possible location?

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:59 PM

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Um I have no clue

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Plz tell me

fast fiber Feb 2, 2025, 11:59 PM

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Well

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What if M is to the left of A

fossil vault Feb 2, 2025, 11:59 PM

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Maybe

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:00 AM

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Is it possible?

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:00 AM

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Um

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Maybe not?

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Actually I think yes

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Idk 😭

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:01 AM

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fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:01 AM

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Oh

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:01 AM

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Is it possible for M to be to the left of a and AM = 1/2*MB?

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:02 AM

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Idk blobcry

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:02 AM

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Look at the diagram

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Does it look possible?

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@fossil vault

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:04 AM

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Yea

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👍

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:04 AM

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It is!

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:04 AM

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Yay 😀

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:04 AM

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Now we can model this with an equation

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If x is the location of point M right

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:04 AM

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Mhm

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:04 AM

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Then the length of AM is equal to -1.5-x right?

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Difference of the coordinates

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:05 AM

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Oh

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:05 AM

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We don’t need the absolute value if we list the “greater” point first

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And we know point M is to the left of A

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:05 AM

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K

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:06 AM

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By the same logic, the length of MB is 6-x right?

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:06 AM

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Um

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Ya?

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:07 AM

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AM = 1/2*MB right?

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Substitute

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AM = -1.5-x

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MB = 6-x

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:07 AM

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Oh

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Wait

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So is x=-8..?

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@fast fiber

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:10 AM

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Not quite it’s -9

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Sry

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Close

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:10 AM

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Oh okay

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Oh yea

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 AM

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(-1.5-x)=(1/2)*(6-x)

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 AM

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Lol my bad

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 AM

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-3-2x=6-x

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 AM

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Thanks!!

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It’s correct :D

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catthumbsup

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 AM

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-3=6+x

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x=-9

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👍

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 AM

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Yippie!!

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Have a good day :D

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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fossil vault Yippie!!

hora!

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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?close

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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fossil vault Have a good day :D

u 2

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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Wait how do I close it 😭

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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I forgot 😭

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.close

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No

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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.close

compact viperBOT Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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Solved

Post marked as solved by @fossil vault.

Use .unsolved if this was a mistake.

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:12 AM

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Yes

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Yay

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:13 AM

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Yay!

fast fiber Feb 3, 2025, 12:13 AM

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Anyways yea have a gud day

fossil vault Feb 3, 2025, 12:13 AM

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^^

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