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What would be the point that partitions segment AB into a 2:1 ratio

What would be the point that partitions segment AB into a 2:1 ratio-example-1
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Given:

The coordinates of line segment AB are given as follows:


\begin{gathered} A\text{ \lparen x}_1,y_1)\text{ = \lparen1,3 \rparen} \\ B(x_2,y_2)\text{ = \lparen 7,8 \rparen} \\ m\text{ : n = 2 : 1} \end{gathered}

Required:

Coordinate of point which divides the given line segment in a ratio of 2:1.

Assume the required point as P(x,y).

Step-by-step explanation:

The required coordinate of point P is calculated using the section formula for internal division.


P(x,y)\text{ = }(mx_2+nx_1)/(m+n)\text{ , }(my_2+ny_1)/(m+n)

Substituting the values in the formula,


\begin{gathered} P(x,y)\text{ = \lbrack }\frac{2(7)\text{ + 1\lparen1\rparen}}{2+1}\text{ , }(2(8)+1(3))/(2+1)\text{ \rbrack} \\ P(x,y)\text{ = \lbrack }\frac{14\text{ + 1}}{3}\text{ , }\frac{16\text{ + 3}}{3}\text{ \rbrack} \\ P(x,y)\text{ = \lbrack }(15)/(3)\text{ , }(19)/(3)\text{ \rbrack} \\ P(x,y)\text{ = \lbrack 5 , }(19)/(3)\text{ \rbrack} \\ \end{gathered}

Answer:

Thus the coordinate of the point P(x,y) which divides the line segment Ab in a ration 2 : 1 is,


P(x,y)=\text{ \lbrack 5 ,}(19)/(3)\operatorname{\rbrack}

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