SOLUTION: Please help to show the work. Find the distance between the points and the midpoint of the line segment connecting the point given (-3,2) and (5,2).

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Question 45069: Please help to show the work.

Find the distance between the points and the midpoint of the line segment connecting the point given (-3,2) and (5,2).
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE DISTANCE BETWEEN (-3,2) & (5,2) IS 5-(-3)=8 THE MID POINT IS 5-8/2 OR 5-4=1
OR 1,2.
MOST EASILY SOLVED BY GRAPHING THE TWO POINTS AND COUNTING THE DISTANCE ON THE GRAPH PAPER.