a
2
Segment of length
Draw
a line
8.6cm and divide it
into datio 5:3 measure the two
pasts how

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1. Answer:

   let line AB be 8.6cm and point P divide the line AB in the ration 5:3

   let the common multiple be x

   AP=5x

   BP=3x

   According to given condition

   5x+3x=8.6

   8x=8.6

   x=8.6/8

   x=1.075

   AP=5X=5×1.075=5.375cm

   BP=3x=3×1.075=3.225cm

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