document.write( "Question 1027408: Find the point P along the directed line segment from point A(–9, 5) to point B(11, –2) that divides the segment in the ratio 4 to 1. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #642650 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The line segments from x[A] to x[B]
\n" ); document.write( "and y[A] to y[B] are also divided in the ratio
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5BB%5D+-+x%5BA%5D+=+11+-+%28-9%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5BB%5D+-+x%5BA%5D+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4%2F1+=+x+%2F+%28+20-x+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4%2A%28+20+-+x+%29+=+x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+80+-+4x+=+x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x+=+80+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+16+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5BP%5D+=+x%5BA%5D+%2B+16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5BP%5D+=+-9+%2B+16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5BP%5D+=+7+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y%5BB%5D+-+y%5BA%5D+=+-2+-+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y%5BB%5D+-+y%5BA%5D+=+-7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4%2F1+=+y+%2F+%28+-7+-+y+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4%2A%28+-7+-+y+%29+=+y+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-28+-+4y+=+y+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5y+=+-28+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+-5.6+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y%5BP%5D+=+y%5BA%5D+%2B%28+-5.6+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y%5BP%5D+=+5+-+5.6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y%5Bp%5D+=+-.6+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "I get P( 7, -.6 ) for the required point
\n" ); document.write( "Definitely get another opinion on this.
\n" ); document.write( "I could easily get the math wrong\r
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