Aline segment has endpoints (-3,2) and (42,32). what is the x coordinate of the point that is 2/3 the distance from (-3,2) to (42,32)?

In this question we have to use the section formula, which is

Where m:n is the ratio in which the line is divided by the point P and (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are the coordinates of the end points .

Here the ratio is

Substituting the values , we will get

So the x coordinate is x=27

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