SOLUTION: is a directed segment with endpoints A(2,2) and B(14,14). In two or more complete sentences, explain how you would verify that Point X, with a coordinate of (6,6), divides in a 1

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Question 1080579: is a directed segment with endpoints A(2,2) and B(14,14). In two or more complete sentences, explain how you would verify that Point X, with a coordinate of (6,6), divides in a 1:2 ratio?
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Calculate the x distance from A to B and the x distance from A to X and verify that the x distance from A to X is 1/3 of the x distance from A to B.
Calculate the y distance from A to B and the y distance from A to X and verify that the y distance from A to X is 1/3 of the y distance from A to B.

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