Find the points that divide the line segment joining (2, 6) and (17, 33) into three segments of equal length.

Question

Can anyone show me how to do this one? thanks answers are (x,y) = (_,_) (smaller x value) (x,y) = (_,_) (larger x value)

Answer 1

17 - 2 = 15, 15/3 is 5. The x coordinates are 2, 7, 12, 17.

33 - 6 = 27, 27/3 is 9. The y coordinates are 6, 15, 24, 33.

 

The points are:

(2, 6), (7, 15), (12, 24), (17, 33)