SOLUTION: Find the two points on AB that divide the segment into three congruent parts. Point A has coordinates (0,0) and point B has coordinates (9,6). Explain your method

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Question 1124016: Find the two points on AB that divide the segment into three congruent parts. Point A has coordinates (0,0) and point B has coordinates (9,6). Explain your method
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well, if you're trying to find the points that divide AB+into thirds, you would use:
(%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F3,+%28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F3)
and
(2%28x1%2Bx2%29%2F3, 2%28y1%2By2%29%2F3)

Using this, you'll get:
(%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F3, %28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F3)....plug in coordinates of the given points A((0,0)) and point B ( (9,6))
(%280%2B9%29%2F3, %280%2B6%29%2F3)
(9%2F3, 6%2F3)
(highlight%283%29, highlight%282%29)
and
(2%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F3, 2%28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F3)
(2%280%2B9%29%2F3, 2%280%2B6%29%2F3)
(18%2F3, 12%2F3)
(highlight%286%29,highlight%284%29)