SOLUTION: Points A and B divide CD into the ratio 3:5:6 . |CD|=56 and A is between C and B .find the length of each segment.

To divide N into the ratio a:b:c, 

1.  The part corresponding to a is 
2.  The part corresponding to b is 
3.  The part corresponding to c is 

To divide 56 into the ratio 3:5:6, 

1.  The part corresponding to 3 is  =  = 12
2.  The part corresponding to 5 is  =  = 20
3.  The part corresponding to 6 is  =  = 24




Edwin