SOLUTION: If I have a right triangle with legs 6 inches and 8 inches long. How far is the midpoint of the hypotenuse from the right angle vertex

Question 959020: If I have a right triangle with legs 6 inches and 8 inches long. How far is the midpoint of the hypotenuse from the right angle vertex
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Three points
(0,0)
(0,6)
(8,0)
Find the midpoint of the line from (0,6) to (8,0).
Find the average of the x and y values

So then the distance from (0,0) to (4,3) is the distance you need.

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