document.write( "Question 339172: What is the midpoint of X(8,14) and Y(2,6)? \n" ); document.write( "

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X-Coordinate of the Midpoint:

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find the x-coordinate of the midpoint, simply average the two x-coordinates of the given points by adding them up and dividing that result by 2 like this:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5Bmid%5D=%288%2B2%29%2F2=10%2F2=5\"$ \r
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Y-Coordinate of the Midpoint:

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%5Bmid%5D=%2814%2B6%29%2F2=20%2F2=10\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the y-coordinate of the midpoint is $\"y=10\"$ \r
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