Dividing of a line in a

given ratio
Dividing of a line in a given ratio
You can use similar triangles to work out the co-
ordinates of a point that divides a line in a given ratio
if you know the co-ordinates of the end points of the
line.
Example
is and is . divides the
line in the ratio .

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-co-ordinate of is
Find

-co-ordinate of is 5

Find
We can generalise this:
If divides the line in the ratio where is and is then
is:
Try this:
is a straight line. is and Taking as and as and as .
is . is a point on such
that is . Find the point .

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Try this:
is a straight line and is . Taking as and as .
Point is
Point is
Find the point .

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Exercise 5D
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