SOLUTION: What are the coordinates of the point that is 3/8 of the way from A(-8,-9) to B(24,-1)?

Question 1038248: What are the coordinates of the point that is 3/8 of the way from A(-8,-9) to B(24,-1)?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What are the coordinates of the point that is 3/8 of the way from A(-8,-9) to B(24,-1)?
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Do x and y separately.
For x:
-8 to 24 = 32
3/8 of 32 = 12
Add 12 to the x of point A --> 4
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For y:
-9 to -1 = 8
3/8 of 8 = 3
Add 3 to the y of point A --> -6
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--> (4,-6)

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