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: I would like help on this problem. Find the midpoint of the line segment PQ. P(3,4), Q(4,8)
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Use the formula:
The midpoint of two points (x%5B1%5D, y%5B1%5D) and (x%5B2%5D, y%5B2%5D)is:
(%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F2,%28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F2)
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Substituting
x%5B1%5D=3
x%5B2%5D=4
y%5B1%5D=4
y%5B2%5D=8
into the formula, we have:
(%283%2B4%29%2F2,%284%2B8%29%2F2)
So the midpoint is
(7%2F2,6)