document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550741>Question 550741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the midpoint between points (17, 1) and (–16, –18) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the midpoint, first we need to find the individual coordinates of the midpoint.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<h4>X-Coordinate of the Midpoint:</h4>\r<BR>\n" );
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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<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Bmid%5D=%2817%2B-16%29%2F2=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Bmid%5D=%2817%2B-16%29%2F2=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the x-coordinate of the midpoint is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<h4>Y-Coordinate of the Midpoint:</h4>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the y-coordinate of the midpoint, simply average the two y-coordinates of the given points by adding them up and dividing that result by 2 like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5Bmid%5D=%281%2B-18%29%2F2=-17%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5Bmid%5D=%281%2B-18%29%2F2=-17%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the y-coordinate of the midpoint is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-17%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-17%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the midpoint between the points <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(17,1\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-16,-18\right)\"> is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(\frac{1}{2},-\frac{17}{2}\right)\"> </SPAN>\n" );
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