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Harmony, Jessica, and Tiffany are meeting up at Jessica's house. Jessica lives at (6,3) which is equidistant from Harmony and Tiffany. If Harmony lives at (8, 7), which location represents where Tiffany lives?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
If Jessica is equally distant and lies exactly between them, then Jessica is the midpoint of Harmony and Tiffany. Use the midpoint formula:

( (8 + x)/2, (7 + y)/2 ) = (6, 3)

Solve: (8 + x)/2 = 6 -> x = 4; (7 + y)/2 = 3 -> y = -1.

So Tiffany lives at (4, -1).