Intersection of vector and triangle side

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I have a triangle with given vertices ABC. Given a vector that starts from A and intersects side BC, how can I find the point of intersection, p?

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find the two coordinate equations of the red line and of the line BC, and solve them as a pair of simultaneous equations :wink:
 

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