Question

Find the point which trisects the line segment
joining the points A(2, 3) and B(-4, 3).
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Answer 1

Answer:

use the formula:[m×x2+m×x1/m+n,m×y2+n×y1/m+n]

take the ratio 1:2and2:1

for 1:2,[1×-4+2×2/1+2,1×3+2×3/1+2]

[-4+4/3,3+6/3]

[0/3,9/3]

[0,3]

for 2:1,[2×-4+1×2/1+2,2×3+1×3/1+2]

[-8+2/3,6+3/3]

[-6/3,9/3]

[-2,3]