Question

Help asappppp? i’m having trouble on wat the 1/4 point is

Answer 1

Answer:

  (-14, 5.5)

Step-by-step explanation:

Perhaps the easiest way to find the 1/4 point is to find (x, y), then find the midpoint between that and M.

  (x, y) = 2M -(13, 25) = 2(-5, 12) -(13, 25) = (-23, -1)

Then the 1/4 point is ...

  ((-23, -1) +M)/2 = ((-23, -1) +(-5, 12))/2 = (-28, 11)/2 = (-14, 5.5)

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If we call the end points A(x, y) and B(13, 25), then we know ...

  M = (A+B)/2

  A = 2M -B . . . . we'll need this in a bit

and the 1/4 point Q is such that ...

  (Q -A)/(B -A) = 1/4

  4Q -4A = B -A . . . . cross multipliy

  Q = (B +3A)/4 = (B +3(2M -B))/4 = (6M -2B)/4 . . . . solve for Q

  Q = (3M -B)/2 . . . . reduce the fractions

  Q = (3(-5, 12) -(13, 25))/2 = (-28, 11)/2 = (-14, 5.5) . . . as above