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15PTS PLEASE HELP ASAP!
(dont write random answers pls)
look at the pic attached:

15PTS PLEASE HELP ASAP! (dont write random answers pls) look at the pic attached:-example-1

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Answer:

-1.75

Explanation:

We know that the midpoint formula is [for the x-coordinate per say] x = 1/2x1 + 1/2x2. If we want to find a point that lies 1/4th of the way we use x = 3/4x1 + 1/4x1. How? Because the point lies 1/4th from one endpoint and 3/4th from the other.

x = 3/4x1 + 1/4x2,

x = 3/4(-3) + 1/4(2) = -9/4 + 2/4 = -7/4

= - 1.75

--- There is an easier way to do it though, but it is really vague so you should not use it. We can form a triangle with MN being the hypotenuse. What would the length of the legs be? They would be 6 and 5. Now let's form a triangle 1/4th of that. 6/4 = 1.5 and 5/4 = 1.25. If you look at the diagram, start from point N move up 1.5 units and over 1.25 forming our mini triangle. You can see the x-axis has a value of -1.75.

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