SOLUTION: Have midpoint (6,8) Line segment ab... Have point a (2,3) need to find point b

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Question 784327: Have midpoint (6,8)
Line segment ab... Have point a (2,3) need to find point b

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Have midpoint (6,8)
Line segment ab... Have point a (2,3) need to find point b
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Let b have coordinates (x,y)
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Solve fr "x" and for "y"::
(2+x)/2 = 6 and (3+y)/2 = 8
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2+x = 12 and 3+y = 16
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x = 10 and y = 13
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Answer:: b = (10,13)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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