document.write( "Question 505354: (1) B is the midpoint of segment AC, line DC bisects segment AB.
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document.write( "There is a misprint, for it makes no sense:\r\n" );
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document.write( "B is the midpoint of segment AC, line DC bisects segment AB.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For if B is the midpoint of segment AC, then it's like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "      A              B              C\r\n" );
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document.write( "DC could not be a line segment bisecting segment AB because to bisect\r\n" );
document.write( "AB it would have to be located between A and B and there is no way\r\n" );
document.write( "it could be way over there on the left between A and B and also go\r\n" );
document.write( "through C way over on the right.  So somewhere there is a typo.\r\n" );
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