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Hi
My question is if we are given two points A and B and we have to find a point that is 1/6 of the way from A to B .How do we do that.

2007-09-18 12:32:25 · 2 answers · asked by erdf 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

Let point have position vector p
A has sposition vector a
B has position vector b
p = a + 1/6(b - a)
p = (5/6) a + (1/6) b

2007-09-20 10:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

A + (1/6)(B-A)
B-A is the vector from A to B, so this says to
start at A and go 1/6 of the length of that vector.

2007-09-19 00:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mike_in_Minneapolis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋