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Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q whose position vectors are respectively, in the ration 2:1

(i) internally

(ii) externally

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The position vector of point R dividing the line segment joining two points

P and Q in the ratio m: n is given by:

  1. Internally:

  1. Externally:

Position vectors of P and Q are given as:

(i) The position vector of point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q internally in the ratio 2:1 is given by,

(ii) The position vector of point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q externally in the ratio 2:1 is given by,


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