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what are the ex and Y coordinates of point E, which partition the directed line segment from A to B into a ratio of 1:2?

what are the ex and Y coordinates of point E, which partition the directed line segment-example-1
User Valdetero
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Answer:

Explanation:

The formula for this is the one we use when we are given the ratio the directed line segment is separated into as opposed to the point being, say, one-third of the way from one point to another. The 2 equations we use to find the x and y coordinates of this separating point are:


x=(bx_1+ax_2)/(a+b) and
y=(by_1+ay_2)/(a+b) where x1, x2, y1, y2 come from the coordinates of A and B, and a = 1 (from the ratio) and b = 2 (from the ratio). Filling in for x first:


x=(2(2)+1(-4))/(1+2)=(4-4)/(3)=0 and then y:


y=(2(-3)+1(9))/(1+2)=(-6+9)/(3)=(3)/(3)=1

The coordinates of point E, then, are (0, 1).

User Nitesh Kumar
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Answer:

(-1,3)

Explanation:

Mathematically, what we have to do here is to get the coordinates of the midpoint of the line AB

we have this as;

(x,y) = (x1 + y1)/2, (y1 + y2)/2

(x,y) = (-4+2)/2, (9-3)/2 = (-1, 3)

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