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# Split line segment AB at a ratio of 7 : 3

As GeoGebra allows us to calculate with vectors, this is an easy task.

        A = (-2, 1)
        B = (3, 3)
        T = A + 7/10 (B - A)

Another way of doing this could be

        A = (-2, 1)
        B = (3, 3)
        v = Vector[A, B]
        T = A + 7/10 v

In a next step we could introduce a number t (e.g. by using a slider, 3.2.10) and redefine the point T as `T = A + t v` (see 3.1.7). By changing t you can see T moving along a straight line.

This line could be entered now in parameter form (see 4.2.3):

        g: X = T + s v