Asked by doodle bob

The endpoints of CD are C(–8, 4) and D(6, –6). What are the coordinates of point P on CD such that P is the length of the line segment from D?

(–2.75, 0.25)
(–5, 2.5)
(0.75, –2.25)
(3.75, –3.75)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: (0.75, −2.25)

Reason: Vector from D to C is C − D = (−14, 10). Moving 3/8 of that from D gives D + (3/8)(−14, 10) = (6 − 5.25, −6 + 3.75) = (0.75, −2.25).