Question

How do i partitioning a segment in geometry

Answer 1

Basically, to partition a segment, you ought to have the particular ratio you are partitioning it into. The ratio comes in the form a:b.

The diagram below will help illustrate better.

We can now see the line segment divided in the ratio 1:2. The computations are outlined below:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Length of }y-axis\text{ = 9 - 0 = }9 \\ \text{Length of x-axis = 6 -0 = 6} \\ \text{Next, we divide the lengths by 1+2 = 3} \\ y-\text{axis}\Rightarrow(9)/(3)=6 \\ x-\text{axis}\Rightarrow(6)/(3)=2 \\ At\text{ the point (2,6) the segment is divided into the ratio 1:2} \end{gathered}`