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What are the coordinates of the point that is 1/3 of the way from A to B?

What are the coordinates of the point that is 1/3 of the way from A to B?-example-1
User Almaju
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Answer:

The correct answer is B) (1, 0)

Explanation:

In order to find this, first find the difference in the x values.

5 - -1 = 6

Since the difference in values is 6 and we want to go 1/3 of the way, we can multiply 6 by 1/3

6 * 1/3 = 2

So, we know we have to go 2 away from the original x coordinate of -1.

-1 + 2 = 1

Because we now know the x-coordinate is 1, we know the answer is B. But you can do the same process to find the y-coordinate.

Find difference

6 - -3 = 9

Multiply by 1/3

9 * 1/3 = 3

Add that value to the original value

-3 + 3 = 0

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