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What are the cooridinates of the point that is 1/6 of the way from A(14, -1) to B(-4, 23)?

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Answer:

(11, 3)

Explanation:

You want the point 1/6 of the way from A(14, -1) to B(-4, 23).

Dividing point

The point P that divides AB into the fractional parts k and (1 -k) is ...

P = (1-k)A +kB

Application

For k = 1/6, the dividing point is ...

P = (5/6)(14, -1) +(1/6)(-4, 23) = (5·14 -4, 5(-1) +23)/6 = (66, 18)/6

P = (11, 3)

The point 1/6 of the way from A to B is (11, 3).

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