SOLUTION: use the midpoint formula repeatedly to find the three points that divide the segment joining (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) into four equal parts

SOLUTION: use the midpoint formula repeatedly to find the three points that divide the segment joining (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) into four equal parts

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Question 52592This question is from textbook Brief Calculus
: use the midpoint formula repeatedly to find the three points that divide the segment joining (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) into four equal parts This question is from textbook Brief Calculus

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/4y2-1/4y2)/(1/4x2-1/4x1) end of segment #1 & begining of segment #2
(1/2y2-1/2y1)/(1/2x2-1/2x1) mid point
(3/4y2-3/4y1)/(3/4x2-3/4x1) end of segment #3 & begining of segment #4
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