Point A is located at (0, 4) and point B is located at (−2, −3). Find the x value for the point that is 1 over 4 the distance from point A to point B.

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prince1342 · Answer

−1.5
 −2
 −0.5
 −1

prince1342 · Answer

@FaiqRaees Help please, its my last question

faiqraees · Answer

$$distance = \sqrt{(x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2}$$
first find the distance between A and B

prince1342 · Answer

I got 53

retireed · Answer

Brain misfire.

faiqraees · Answer

oh sorry it can just be calculated by 0 +(-2)/4
which gives us -1/2
add that to the x coordinate of A
x= 0 + (-1/2)
x= -1/2

retireed · Answer

A much better answer.  My first attempt I was thinking of quadrant 4 instead of quadrant 3.

retireed · Answer

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prince1342 · Answer

Hmm so with that said, what wwould it make it be?

prince1342 · Answer

Sorry my reply is late, I had to go to my violin lessons

prince1342 · Answer

-1/2 would be -0.5 basically

retireed · Answer

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