Answer:
( 19/3 , 2 )
Step-by-step explanation:
Given in the question,
point D(7,1)
x1 = 7
y1 = 1
point F(5,4)
x2 = 5
y2 = 4
Location of point E which is 1/3 of the way from D to F
which means ratio of point E from D to F is 1 : 2
<h3>a : b</h3>
1 : 2
xk =
yk =
Plug values in the equation
xk = 7 + (1)/(1+2) (5-7)
xk = 19/3
yk = 1 + (1)/(1+2)(4-1)
yk = 2
There are many ways to solve simultaneous linear equations. One of my favorite for finding integer solutions is graphing. The attached graph shows the solution to be ...
... (x, y) = (4, 7)
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You can also use Cramer's Rule, or the Vedic math variation of it, which tells you the solution to
is given by
Here, that means
... x = (9·67-5·75)/(9·8-5·3) = 228/57 = 4
... y = (75·8-67·3)/57 = 399/57 = 7
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A (graphing) calculator greatly facilitates either of these approaches.
