SOLUTION: Given: AM = 1/2 AB, Prove: M is the midpoint of line AB

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Question 1196604: Given: AM = 1/2 AB, Prove: M is the midpoint of line AB
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"Given: AM = 1/2 AB, Prove: M is the midpoint of cross%28line%29 segment AB"

There is not enough information given to be able to complete the proof; M is NOT (necessarily) the midpoint of AB, as shown in this diagram:



AM is half the length of AB, but M is not the midpoint of AB.