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PROBLEM # 1
Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (-1 , 0) and (-4 , 12).

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PROBLEM # 2
A triangle XYZ is equilateral. - all three sides have the same length. Locate a point P so that the sum of the three perpendicular distances from P to the sides of triangle XYZ is as small as possible.

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PROBLEM # 1
Define the operation * by a*b = (a+b) b. What is (3*5) - (5*3)?

Solution:
16.
 
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