Question

Points X and Z are on a number line, and point Y partitions

Answer 1

Answer:

The coordinate of $Z$ is 13.36.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the statement, we have the following information:

$\frac{XY}{XZ} = \frac{5}{12}$ (1)

$\frac{YZ}{XZ} = \frac{7}{12}$ (2)

$X = 0.4$ (3)

$Y = 5.8$ (4)

From (2), we have the following expression:

$YZ = \frac{7}{12}\cdot XZ$

$Y-Z =\frac{7}{12}\cdot (X-Z)$

$Y - Z = \frac{7}{12}\cdot X -\frac{7}{12}\cdot Z$

$Y-\frac{7}{12}\cdot X = Z-\frac{7}{12}\cdot Z$

$\frac{5}{12}\cdot Z = Y-\frac{7}{12}\cdot X$

$5\cdot Z = 12\cdot Y-7\cdot X$

$Z = \frac{12}{5}\cdot Y-\frac{7}{5}\cdot X$ (5)

If we know that $Y = 5.8$ and $X = 0.4$, then the coordinate of $Z$ is:

$Z = \frac{12}{5}\cdot (5.8)-\frac{7}{5}\cdot (0.4)$

$Z = 13.36$

The coordinate of $Z$ is 13.36.