SOLUTION: A parallelogram has two diagonals which bisect each other. One diagonal has a length of 24, how would I figure out the length for the point where the diagonals bisect each other?

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Question 1007179: A parallelogram has two diagonals which bisect each other. One diagonal has a length of 24, how would I figure out the length for the point where the diagonals bisect each other?
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Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The term "bisect" means to split into two equal pieces. Thus, if one diagonal bisects another of length 24, it does so right in the middle, 12 units from each end.