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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC 10 Jan 2016, 07:25
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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm, and BD = 6 cm, what is CD, in centimeters?

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(D) 4
(E) 5
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Putting a value to each point, lets use the following:

A - 0
B - 3 (AB = 3)
C - 4 (AC = 4)
D - 9 (BD = 6)

CD is 9-4 = 5.

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bc = 4- 3 = 1
cd= 6-1 = 5

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bc = 4- 3 = 1
cd= 6-1 = 5

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How did you get the second part (CD = 6-1 = 5) ?

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bc = 4- 3 = 1
cd= 6-1 = 5

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How did you get the second part (CD = 6-1 = 5) ?

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BC = AC- AB = 4 - 3 = 1
CD = BD - BC = 6 -1 = 5

Hope this is now clear.
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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm, and BD = 6 cm, what is CD, in centimeters?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
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Given: The points are in order from A to D.
Given: Distance A to B = 3cm, Distance A to C = 4cm, Distance B to D = 6cm

Just draw a line:

A-----B-----C-----D
A--3--B--1--C--5--D

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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC 06 Sep 2018, 08:26
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AC-AB=BS
3-2=1
BD-BC=CD
6-1=5

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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm, and BD = 6 cm, what is CD, in centimeters?

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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm, and BD = 6 cm, what is CD, in centimeters?

A-----------B-------------C--------------D
----3------- --------------6-------------
-------------4-------------

CD = AB + BD - AC = 3 + 6 -4 = 9 -4 =5

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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC 30 Sep 2019, 09:02
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Nice as a warm up question, thanks!

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--------A------B-------C-------D---

mark the values as you read the question:

AB is 3, AC is 4, (BC=AC-AB) meaning BC is 1

BD is 6, (CD=BD-BC) as we know BC is 1, thus, CD is 5.
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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC 30 Aug 2023, 15:12
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Since points A, B, C, and D lie on a line in that order, you can consider the segments as follows:

AB + BC = AC
3 cm + BC = 4 cm
BC = 4 cm - 3 cm
BC = 1 cm

Now, since points B, C, and D are collinear, you can use the fact that BD = BC + CD:

BD = BC + CD
6 cm = 1 cm + CD
CD = 6 cm - 1 cm
CD = 5 cm

So, CD is 5 centimeters.
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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm, and BD = 6 cm, what is CD, in centimeters?

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BC = 4-3=1
CD = 6 -1 =5
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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC 01 Sep 2023, 23:32
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Points A, B, C, and D, in that order, lie on a line. If AB = 3 cm, AC = 4 cm, and BD = 6 cm, what is CD, in centimeters?

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Bunuel question can be tricky if someone ask that A B C D can be in any format in the line, then what is the difference between minimum and maximum possible distance of CD ??
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