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OpenStudy (gabebae):

geometry

OpenStudy (gabebae):

@AlexandervonHumboldt2

OpenStudy (gabebae):

what's n?

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

wait

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

n is the m:n ratio

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

\[y=\frac{ my_2+ny_1 }{ m+n }\]

OpenStudy (gabebae):

ooh

OpenStudy (gabebae):

can you give me an example to solve?

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

use formula: \[[\frac{ mx_2+nx_1 }{ m+n }, \frac{ my_2+ny_1 }{ m+n }]\]

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

we have (x1,y1) = (-1,2) (x2,y2) = (4,-5) m:n = 2:3

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

plug in and solve

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

in our case (x1, y1)=(-3, -3) and (x2, y2)=(2, 4) i guess

OpenStudy (gabebae):

\[\frac{ 2(4)+3(1)}{ 2+3 } , \frac{ 2(-5)+3(2)) }{ 2+3 }\]

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

yeah

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

i got the same

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

wait

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

the point is -1, not 1

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

it should be 3*(-1), not 3*(1)

OpenStudy (gabebae):

sorry

OpenStudy (gabebae):

Is the final answer 1, -0.8

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

yeah

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

now do that same with our points.

OpenStudy (gabebae):

-1.08?

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

i got -1.25

OpenStudy (gabebae):

how? o.o

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

i mean for your problem

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

not for the example

OpenStudy (gabebae):

what would the answer be for the example

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

(1, -0.8)

OpenStudy (gabebae):

why is the answer a decimal in the question they gave me

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

because you need to find only y point

OpenStudy (gabebae):

oooh ok makes sense

OpenStudy (gabebae):

how about this one?

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

how you got 1.5?

OpenStudy (gabebae):

Is it the same thing as the previous question?

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

yeah

OpenStudy (gabebae):

okay thank you that's all I needed help on :')

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

ok

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

:)

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