document.write( "Question 1004979: Find the two-trisection points of the line segment joining A (-3,-4) & B (6,11) \n" ); document.write( "

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Find the two-trisection points of the line segment joining
\n" ); document.write( "A ( $\"-3\"$ , $\"-4\"$ ) & B ( $\"6\"$ , $\"11\"$ ) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Calculate the difference in $\"x\"$ values.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D=6-%28-3%29=6%2B3=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Trisect the difference or divide it in $\"3\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"DELTA%2Ax=9%2F3=3\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Calculate the difference in $\"y\"$ values.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D=11-%28-4%29=11%2B4=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide it in $\"3\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"DELTA%2Ay=15%2F3=5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Starting at ( $\"-3\"$ , $\"-4\"$ ) add ( $\"3\"$ , $\"5\"$ )
\n" ); document.write( "( $\"-3%2B3\"$ , $\"-4%2B5\"$ )=( $\"0\"$ , $\"1\"$ )\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Starting at ( $\"0\"$ , $\"1\"$ ), add ( $\"3\"$ , $\"5\"$ )
\n" ); document.write( "=> ( $\"3\"$ , $\"6\"$ )
\n" ); document.write( "Finally one more time should get us to the second given point.
\n" ); document.write( "( $\"3\"$ , $\"6\"$ )+( $\"3\"$ , $\"5\"$ )=( $\"6\"$ , $\"11\"$ )
\n" ); document.write( "Verifying that the method was proper.
\n" ); document.write( "( $\"0\"$ , $\"1\"$ ) and ( $\"3\"$ , $\"6\"$ ) are the two points.
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