SOLUTION: Consider the points (6, 5) and (– 4, 3). (a) State the midpoint of the line segment with the given endpoints. (b) Find the distance between the points. Show some work. G

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Question 363666: Consider the points (6, 5) and (– 4, 3).
(a) State the midpoint of the line segment with the given endpoints.

(b) Find the distance between the points. Show some work. Give the exact answer (involving a radical), and also an approximation to three decimal places.
Use the distance formula to determine the distance between the two points.

Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a) the midpoint is (%286%2B%28-4%29%29%2F2, %285%2B3%29%2F2) = (1, 4).
(b) the distance between the points is sqrt%28%286--4%29%5E2+%2B+%285-3%29%5E2%29+=+sqrt%28100%2B4%29+=+2sqrt%2826%29+=+10.198, to 3 decimal places.