document.write( "Question 215190: Please help me tutors Find the coordinate of point B in the segment AB if M is the midpoint.
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Please help me tutors Find the coordinate of point B in the segment AB if M is the midpoint.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. The midpoint (xm, ym) is the average of the x-coordinates and y-coordinates between points A given as (xa,ya) and B given as (xb, yb). Or in equation form\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xm=%28xa%2Bxb%29%2F2\" and \"ym=%28ya%2Byb%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where xm=6, ym=3, xa=4, and ya=6.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6=%284%2Bxb%29%2F2\" and \"3=%286%2Byb%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2A2=4%2Bxb\" and \"3%2A2=6%2Byb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12=4%2Bxb\" and \"6=6%2Byb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"xb=8\" and \"yb=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. Point B is at (8,0) or xb=8 and yb=0\r
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