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Explain how you might remember the midpoint formula to find the midpoint of the line segment between $\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right)$ and $\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right)$.
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This point is the average of the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates of the two endpoints of the line segment. Show more…
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