document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164575>Question 1164575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the coordinates of P on AB such that PB=1/3AB given A(5, 7, 2) and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B(8, 19, 11) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You want PB to be 1/3 of the total length of AB; that means P is 2/3 of the way from A to B.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, for each coordinate separately, find the value that is 2/3 of the way from the coordinate for A to the coordinate for B.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example, from A to B the x coordinate changes from 5 to 8, a change of 3. 2/3 of that change is 2, so the x coordinate of P is 5+2=7.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then do the same for the y and z coordinates.<br><BR>\n" );
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