document.write( "Question 176278: Solve for the following items:
\n" ); document.write( "a. The point on the x-axis that is equidistant (equal distance) from (12,6) and (8,2).
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\n" ); document.write( "c. The distance between the points (1,4) and (19,6).
\n" ); document.write( "d. The midpoint between (12, 6) and (18, 4)
\n" ); document.write( "e. The midpoint between (-6, -8) and (23, 5)
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For part a) you are looking for the midpoint. The midpoint between (a,b) and (c,d) is ((a+c)/2, (b+d)/2). So the midpoint between (12,6) and (8,2) is
\n" ); document.write( "((12+8)/2, (6+2)/2)=(20/2, 8/2) = (10, 4).
\n" ); document.write( "I will do b) also then you should be able to do the rest:
\n" ); document.write( "The distance between (a,b) and (c,d) is
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\n" ); document.write( "So the distance between (6,4) and (18,4) is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%28%2818-6%29%5E2%2B%284-4%29%5E2%29=sqrt%28144%2B0%29=sqrt%28144%29=12\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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