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.. Given the point A (-3, -2) and B (6,1), find the coordinates of the point P on directed line segment AB that partition AB in the ratio 2:1.

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A(-3, -2) and B(6, 1)

Therefore,


\begin{gathered} ((2)/(3)(6+3)-3,(2)/(3)(1+2)-2) \\ ((18)/(3)-3,(6)/(3)-2) \\ (3,0) \end{gathered}

Note the formula is


((a)/(a+b)(x_2-x_1)+x_1,(a)/(a+b)(y_2-y_1)+y_1)

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