Coordinate Geometry Question 7

Question: The point of trisection of the line joining the points (0, 3) and (6, -3) are

Options:

A) $ (2,0) $ and $ (4,-1) $

B) $ (2,-1) $ and $ (4,1) $

C) $ (3,1) $ and $ (4,-1) $

D) $ (2,1) $ and $ (4,-1) $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ C( \frac{6+0}{3},\frac{-3+6}{3} )\equiv (2,1) $

$ D( \frac{2\times 6+0}{3},\frac{-6+3}{3} )\equiv (4,-1) $ .