The line joining the points (2, 1) and (5, -8) is trisected by the points P and Q. If the point P lies on the line 2x -y + k = 0, find the value of k.

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The line joining the points (2, 1) and (5, -8) is trisected by the points P and Q. If the point P lies on the line 2x -y + k = 0, find the value of k.

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answered Feb 3, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 26
 
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As line segment AB is trisected by the points P and Q. Therefore,

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