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Determine the midpoint of the line segment connecting (1,3) and (6,3)

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According to my calculations, the midpoint shall be (3.5,3)
User Dharmaraj
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The midpoint of this line segment would be (3.5, 3).

When determining a midpoint, you must take the average of each coordinate. We'll start with the x-coordinates.

(1 + 6)/2 = 3.5

And then the y-coordinates

(3 + 3)/2 = 3

This gives us the point (3.5, 3)

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