SOLUTION: If the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment is -1 and the length of the segment is 54, the coordinates of the two endpoints are: a. -28 and 26 b. -55 and -53 c. -27.5 and 26

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Question 355296: If the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment is -1 and the length of the segment is 54, the coordinates of the two endpoints are:
a. -28 and 26
b. -55 and -53
c. -27.5 and 26.5
d. -56 and 56
e. none of these
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let B be the greatest coordinate, A be the least.
%28A%2BB%29%2F2=-1
A%2BB=-2
Only A) satisfies the requirement,
-28%2B26=-2