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Find the coordinates of point P along directed line segment AB with A(-4,8).and B(16,-2), so that the ratio of AP to PB is 3 to 2.

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The coordinates of point P along the directed line segment AB with A(-4,8) and B(16,-2) implies that the point P divides the line AB internally

Recall that the formular for the coordinates of a point that divides a line internally is given as


P\text{ = \lbrack}\frac{mx_2+nx_1}{m\text{ + n}}\text{ , }\frac{my_2+ny_1}{m\text{ + n}}\rbrack

where m and n is the ratio of the internal division

Thus, we have


\begin{gathered} P\text{ = \lbrack}\frac{3(16)\text{ + 2(-4) }}{3\text{ + 2}},\frac{3(-2)\text{ + 2(8)}}{3+\text{ 2}}\rbrack \\ P\text{ = \lbrack}\frac{48\text{ - 8}}{5}\text{ , }\frac{-6\text{ + 16}}{5}\rbrack \\ P\text{ = \lbrack}(40)/(5),\text{ }(10)/(5)\rbrack \\ P\text{ = \lbrack{}8, 2\rbrack} \end{gathered}

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