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PB is a line segment on a number line. It has endpoints at -2 and 12 What is the coordinate of its midpoint?
PB is a line segment on a number line. It has endpoints at -2 and 12 What is the coordinate of its midpoint?
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oobleck
the middle is just the average of the ends
(-2+12)/2 = 5
Note that
5 = -2+7
5 = 12-7
So it is right in the middle.
(-2+12)/2 = 5
Note that
5 = -2+7
5 = 12-7
So it is right in the middle.