Solution:
Given:
The coordinates of the points P \[\left( \mathbf{2},\text{ }\mathbf{3},\text{ }\mathbf{4} \right)\] and Q \[\left( \mathbf{8},\text{ }\mathbf{0},\text{ }\mathbf{10} \right)\].
Let the coordinates of the required point be \[\left( 4,\text{ }y,\text{ }z \right)\].
So now, let the point R \[\left( 4,\text{ }y,\text{ }z \right)\]divides the line segment joining the points P \[\left( \mathbf{2},\text{ }\mathbf{3},\text{ }\mathbf{4} \right)\] and Q \[\left( \mathbf{8},\text{ }\mathbf{0},\text{ }\mathbf{10} \right)\] in the ratio \[\mathbf{k}:\text{ }\mathbf{1}\].
By using Section Formula,
We know that the coordinates of the point R which divides the line segment joining two points \[P~({{x}_{1}},\text{ }{{y}_{1}},\text{ }{{z}_{1}})\]and \[Q\text{ }({{x}_{2}},\text{ }{{y}_{2}},\text{ }{{z}_{2}})\]internally in the ratio m: n is given by:
So, the coordinates of the point R are given by
So, we have
\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}
8k\text{ }+\text{ }2\text{ }=\text{ }4\text{ }\left( k\text{ }+\text{ }1 \right) \\
8k\text{ }+\text{ }2\text{ }=\text{ }4k\text{ }+\text{ }4 \\
8k\text{ }\text{ }4k\text{ }=\text{ }4\text{ }\text{ }2 \\
4k\text{ }=\text{ }2 \\
k\text{ }=\text{ }2/4 \\
=\text{ }1/2 \\
\end{array}\]
Now let us substitute the values, we get
= \[6\]
Therefore, The coordinates of the required point are \[\left( 4,\text{ }-2,\text{ }6 \right)\].