SOLUTION: Point A is located at (0, 4) and point C is located at (−3, 5). Find the x value for point B that is located one over four the distance from point A to point C.

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Question 840345: Point A is located at (0, 4) and point C is located at (−3, 5). Find the x value for point B that is located one over four the distance from point A to point C.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look at the x distance and y distance between the points.
x distance:
-3-0=-3, %281%2F4%29%28-3%29=-3%2F4
Starting at A.
x=0-%283%2F4%29=-%283%2F4%29
y distance:
5-4=1,%281%2F4%29%281%29=1%2F4
Starting at P.
y=4%2B1%2F4=16%2F4%2B1%2F4=17%2F4
(-3/4,17/4)
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