Does anyone know the formula to find any point between two other given points in a line?
Please, and thank you!
The mindpoint formula
xm= _(x1 + x2) /2
ym = (y1 + y2) /2
This give the midpoint (xm, ym) between the points x1,y1 and x2,y2
Thanks for the tip, but I was wondering if there's a formula for any point, not just the midpoint...
Thank you again!
Let P(x,y) be a point between A(x1,y1) and B(x2,y2) so that AP:PB = m:n then
P(x,y)= ((n*(x1,y1) + m*(x2,y2))/(m+n) in vector terminology or
x = ((n*x1 + m*x2))/(m+n)
y = ((n*y1 + m*y2))/(m+n)
hope this helps
Test it with A(7,14) and B(14,21) in the ratio of 5:2
then P is (12,19) and
AP = 5root2 and PB=2roots2 which is 5:2
oh, thank you!