SOLUTION: When the given is "M is the midpoint of segement AY and the measure of segment AM=8. How do you prove that the measure of MY=8

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Question 1054439: When the given is "M is the midpoint of segement AY and the measure of segment AM=8. How do you prove that the measure of MY=8
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The midpoint of a line divides the line into equal length line segments.
Since M is the midpoint of AY, the line segments AM and MY have equal lengths.
AM=8
Since,
AM=MY
then
MY=8.

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