Interpreting the vector form of the section formula

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To find the ratio in which B divides AC for $$A=(1,2,3)\\B=(3,4',7)\\C=(-3,-2,-5)$$ I used the section formula assuming the following format, where $\lambda:1$ is only the ratio of division; enter image description here

You end up with $\lambda=-3$ , which I interpreted to mean 'B lies on the other side of C at thrice the distance to C as to A'. This is quite obviously nonsense.

Trying again, I solved it by taking $\lambda:1$ to be the ratio in which B divides AC(with $\lambda$ and 1 interchanged in the diagram). Now I got $\lambda=\frac{-1}{3}$. This time, it makes sense; B lies on the other end of A. This is how it actually works out; I graphed it on GeoGebra.

Why did my first interpretation fail? I did think subsequently of interpreting it like; $$\lambda=-3= \frac 3 {-1}$$ so that $\lambda$ is effectively 3. You get the correct answer like this; B is at thrice the distance to C(in the same as initially assumed direction) as to A, and it's in the negative direction to A as compared to the initial assumption. But this doesn't seem rigouous; I had set the ratio as $\lambda:1$, and I have to interpret $\lambda$ as it is, or the 1 will be affected.

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Observe that in actuality, enter image description here$$\vec{BC}=-3\vec{AB}.$$ $$$$ Therefore, in your original setup, enter image description here $$\lambda\,\vec v =-3(1\vec{v})\\ \lambda=-3;$$ whereas in your alternative setup, enter image description here $$1\,\vec v =-3(\lambda\vec{v})\\ \lambda=-\frac13.$$