A fence needs to be constructed on one side of the house. Engineers needs to verify the columns \(A(5, 10)\), \(B(7, 14)\) and \(C(9, 18)\) lie in a straight line.
 
 Answer:
 
\(AB =\) ii
 
\(BC =\) ii
 
\(AC =\) ii
 
Thus,
 
The columns in a straight line.