SOLUTION: Point c lies (5/6) of the way along segment AB, closer to B than to A. If the coordinates of point A are (12,5) and the coordinates of point C are (9.5,-2.5), what are the coordina

Question 1008794: Point c lies (5/6) of the way along segment AB, closer to B than to A. If the coordinates of point A are (12,5) and the coordinates of point C are (9.5,-2.5), what are the coordinates of point B?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In other words, the distance from A to C is and the distance from C to B is .
So look at the x distance from A to C.

So then to get from C to B in x, subtract 0.5 from C's x-coordinate.

Similarly for the y distance from A to C.

So then to get from C to B in y, subtract 1.25 from C's y-coordinate.

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