SOLUTION: find the point which devides the segmen (-5,-4) to (6,-2) in the ratio 2:3

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Question 1052654: find the point which devides the segmen (-5,-4) to (6,-2) in the ratio 2:3
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Calculate the x distance,
x=6-%28-5%29=11
Break up the x distance into 5 units,
dx=11%2F5
Going from the start point to the break point, add two units,
x%5Bb%5D=-5%2B2%2811%2F5%29
x%5Bb%5D=-5%2B22%2F5
x%5Bb%5D=-25%2F5%2B22%2F5
x%5Bb%5D=-3%2F5
Do the same for the y distance,
y=-2-%28-4%29=-2%2B4=2%0D%0ABreak+up+the+y+distance+into+5+units%2C%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Bdy=2%2F5
Going from the start point to the break point, add two units,
y%5Bb%5D=-4%2B2%282%2F5%29
y%5Bb%5D=-4%2B4%2F5
y%5Bb%5D=-20%2F5%2B4%2F5
y%5Bb%5D=-16%2F5
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(-3%2F5,-16%2F5)