Find the coordinates of the point which is three-fourth of the way from A(3, 1) to B(-2, 5).
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Find the coordinates of the point which is three-fourth of the way from A(3, 1) to B(-2, 5).

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Let P(x, y) be the required point. Then according to question, AP = AB ∴ By section formula coordinates of P are Putting the values from question in above formula we get, Hence, the coordinates of P are

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Find the coordinates of the point which is three-fourth of the way from A(3, 1) to B(-2, 5).

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