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NEED ANSWER ASAP What is the location of point G, which partitions the directed line segment from F to D into an 8:5 ratio?

NEED ANSWER ASAP What is the location of point G, which partitions the directed line-example-1
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(A) 1

Explanation:

We know that the formula is x = (m/m+n) (x2-x1) + x1.

But the trick to the question which is why everyone is getting it wrong is because it asks for F to D not D to F.

The reason everyone else was getting 4 was because they were using this.

They solved the equation x = (8/8+5) (9-[-4]) -4 where it was D to F. This equation does turn out to be 4 but it is incorrect.

However, the correct equation (because it is supposed to be F to D) is

x = (8/8+5) (-4 -9) +9 which is in fact equal to 1.

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