📐 Mathematics · Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry · JEE

The point dividing the segment from (1, 2, 3) to (4, 5, 6) in the ratio 2:1 internally is:

Answer: (3, 4, 5).

Correct answer: A. (3, 4, 5)

Explanation: Using the section formula: ((2·4 + 1)/3, (2·5 + 2)/3, (2·6 + 3)/3) = (3, 4, 5).

Concept context

Coordinate axes and planes in space, octants, distance between two points, and the section formula