document.write( "Question 899835: Trisect the segment joining (-2,3) and (7,1).\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #545611 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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First find the x distance and the y distance between the endpoints.
\n" ); document.write( "X distance: $\"x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D=7-%28-2%29=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide the distance by $\"3%7B%7B%7B+to+find+the+%7B%7B%7Bx\"$ distance between the points.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"dx=9%2F3=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Y distance: $\"y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D=1-3=-2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide the distance by $\"3\"$ to find the $\"y\"$ distance between the points. .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"dy=-2%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now start at the first point and add ( $\"dx\"$ , $\"dy\"$ ) to get the next point.
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, $\"9%2F3-2%2F3\"$ )=( $\"1\"$ , $\"7%2F3\"$ )
\n" ); document.write( "Do the same thing with the new starting point.
\n" ); document.write( "( $\"1%2C%7B%7B%7B7%2F3\"$ )+( $\"3\"$ , $\"-2%2F3\"$ )=( $\"1%2B3\"$ , $\"7%2F3-2%2F3\"$ )=( $\"4\"$ , $\"5%2F3\"$ )
\n" ); document.write( "And again to get the final point which should be ( $\"7\"$ , $\"1\"$ ).
\n" ); document.write( "( $\"4%2C%7B%7B%7B5%2F3\"$ )+( $\"3\"$ , $\"-2%2F3\"$ )=( $\"4%2B3\"$ , $\"5%2F3-2%2F3\"$ )=( $\"7\"$ , $\"3%2F3\"$ )=( $\"7\"$ , $\"1\"$ )
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