document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074065>Question 1074065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The segment AB is one third of the entire length of segment AD. If A(3,-2) and B(0,2), then where is the terminal point D located? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Of course, we don't HAVE to use the formula shown by the other tutor.  If you want to solve the problem using formal mathematics, there are alternative forms of the formula that make it easier to understand.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But solving the problem informally using common sense is MUCH easier.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B is one-third of the distance from A to D.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the x direction, from A to B is a change of -3, so from A to D the change in the x direction is 3(-3) = -9.  So the x coordinate of D is 3+(-9) = -6.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the y direction, from A to B is a change of +4, so from A to D the change in the y direction is 3(+4) = +12.  So the y coordinate of D is (-2)+12 = 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: D(-6,10)<br><BR>\n" );
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