document.write( "Question 125070: Please help me to solve this problem.
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\n" ); document.write( "M (2,4 ) is the midpoint of RS. If S has coordinates (5,0 ) find the distance from R to S. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #91698 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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M = (2,4)
\n" ); document.write( "S = (5,0)
\n" ); document.write( "The general formulas for the midpoint are
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5Bm%5D+=+%28x%5B1%5D+%2B+x%5B2%5D%29+%2F+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2+=+%285+%2B+x%5B2%5D%29+%2F+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5+%2B+x%5B2%5D+=+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5B2%5D+=+-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%5Bm%5D+=+%28y%5B1%5D+%2B+y%5B2%5D%29+%2F+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4+=+%280+%2B+y%5B2%5D%29+%2F+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%5B2%5D+=+8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "S(x,y) = (-1,8)
\n" ); document.write( "The distance formula is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+sqrt%28%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+sqrt%28%28-1+-+5%29%5E2+%2B+%288+-+0%29%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d++=+sqrt%2836+%2B+64%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+sqrt%28100%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+10\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The distance from R to S is $\"10\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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