Well, if only one point is off, as suggested in the stimulus, then the other 4 are on the line. If there are two pairs of coordinates, each pair forms a line, and two lines are parallel, then these 4 coordinates are on the same line! If not, there will be at least 2 points off the line.作者: tingting520 时间: 2011-4-26 06:50
Agree. Check their slop. Say pick point A, check the slop
corresponding to other points. If they are on the same line, slop
should be the same. If we found any point has different slop, then
this point is not on the same line. If we found all slop are
different for other points, then, A is not on the same line.
Any comment?作者: templars 时间: 2011-4-27 21:48
LS is on the right track.
Let's say in the above question there are four points: (a, b), (c, d); (2a, 2b), (2c, 2d). The first two points form a line with a slope of k. The last two points form a line with the same slope of K. Are these four points on the same line? They have to. Because if they are not, two points will be off the line formed by the other three (since these two lines are parallel). This is contrary to the decription of the stimulus, which says ONLY one point is off the line formed by 4 points.
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