Partitioning a Line Segment Notes

Partitioning a Line Segment Notes
September 18, 2015
Given a rope that is 8 inches long, cut the rope in half. How long is each section of the rope?
Given a rope that is 8 inches long, cut the rope into 4 equal sections. How long is each section of the rope?
Partitioning a Line Segment Notes
September 18, 2015
Given a rope that is 8 inches long, partition the rope into a ratio of 1:3.
*Hint:
How many pieces do you need?
How long is each piece?
Given the directed line segment AB with A (0, 2) and B (8, 2), find point P that partitions the segment into a ratio of 1:3
H1
Partitioning a Line Segment Notes
September 18, 2015
Given the directed line segment AB with A (2, 3) and B (­8, 3), find point P that partitions the segment into a ratio of 2:3
H2
Given the directed line segment RC with R (­3, ­4) and C (­3, 2), find point P that partitions the segment into a ratio of 1:2
V1
Partitioning a Line Segment Notes
September 18, 2015
Given the directed line segment MN with M (0, 0) and N (6, 3), find point P that partitions the segment into a ratio of 1:2
D1
Given the directed line segment MN with M (­1, ­3) and N (4, 7), find point P that partitions the segment into a ratio of 2:3
D2
Partitioning a Line Segment Notes
September 18, 2015
Given the directed line segment NM with M (­1, ­3) and N (4, 7), find point P that partitions the segment into a ratio of 2:3
D2