Finding a point part way between two points | Analytic geometry | Geometry | Khan Academy

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[misssaxobeaxd]

What took you only 5 minutes took my teacher two classes to explain, thank you <3

[fintarabg]

why do i always think about the hard way when there's an easy one... thanks

[gunmayhanda]

Wow I used the distance formula, took 3/4 of that, then did the distance formula for an arbitrary x, y, then solved for f(x) using the points given and then substituted for the y in the old equation and solved it to get (-3, 2). Thanks, Sal.

[korok]

for simplicity's sake, multiply the change in Y and X between the two points both by the required fraction and thats your point.

[krissy]

Thank you, my teacher made this so complicated.

[angelinavelazquez]

I don’t get where he found 1:4, because his says 3:1. And on my hw it says 5:2, so should I use 1:4 as a formula??

[ranakmadan]

bruh this vid legit gave the answer to my questions within the first 7 seconds sal ur a legend

[misterrobano]

k lil' bit off topic but what do you use to draw cos it looks amazing?

[raymondlin]

Can we do this without graphing? Or do we need to graph to figure it out?

[Joemama-rtvi]

Using this to make a path tracing engine thanks (:

[morningstar]

what if the final coordinate doesnt end up on an intersection on the graph

[NaazSyed]

what if it's in 3 dimensional and change in x is zero

[BlenderDumbass]

I was waiting for a catch. It's too simple.

[nicholasfield]

Wait if it's a vetical line or horizontal line?

[mxjez]

Thanks my teacher didn't even go through this.

[rollyrodrigz]

Is there a formula for this?
1. Start at point A (1, 1)
2. Move to a different location B(3, 3)
3. Then in point B, turn 90 degrees to the right and move in straight line.
4. Get the first integer values (x, y) of the points C.
Exist a formula to get third point based in two points?

[lorraineechols]

How many segments do n points divide a given line segment? I have no idea!!

[mickmickymick]

What if the point is not a ratio away, it's a fixed distance?

[Yes_amyysimps]

I'm confused still don't get it