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Question 146816: Is there a formula for answering this problem?
The coordinates are (-1,2),(-10,-1). Find two points that can cut the segment into three parts with equal length.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x varies from -1 to -10, a length of 9. The 3 equal lengths will be 3 units long, at x = -4 and x = -7.
y varies from 2 to -1, a length of 3. The y coordinates will be 1 and 0.
So the points are (-4,1) and (-7,0)
There are harder ways to solve it.