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Find the point, M, that is five-sixths of the distance from A(-7, 2) to B(-1, -4).

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The point M, is determined by finding the slope of A and B. To do this, you take x 1 - x 2 and y 1 - y 2. This would result in an answer of -6 over -6. After you reduce the answer, it will become 1. Because if you divide a - number by a - number, it becomes +.
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