Triangle- xy coordinates

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Triangle- xy coordinates

by kanha81 » Tue May 26, 2009 3:24 pm
I was able to narrow down to A and B, but I could not find the answer conclusively.

Thank you. Please see the attached document.
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Re: Triangle- xy coordinates

by dtweah » Tue May 26, 2009 4:10 pm
kanha81 wrote:I was able to narrow down to A and B, but I could not find the answer conclusively.

Thank you. Please see the attached document.
Can you attach a better document. Can hardly see.

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by kanha81 » Tue May 26, 2009 4:39 pm
The document is in PDF format, so you can magnify the diagram.

This is the best I could do. Sorry.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue May 26, 2009 5:03 pm
I don't believe the correct answer is provided in the original question.
The question asks us to find the coordinates of point B
Here's my solution:

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by kanha81 » Wed May 27, 2009 7:26 am
Brent,

Thank you so much for the explanation. Your answer is correct. I apologize for the incorrect answer choice in .

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