Question

Points A and B are on the different sides of a line 1, the distance between point A and the line lis 10 in, the distance between point B and line l is 4 in. What is the distance between the midpoint O of the segment AB and the line l?

Answer 1

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Answer:

3 in

Explanation:

The distance of the midpoint to the line is half the difference of the distances of A and B to the line.

(10 in - 4 in)/2 = 3 in

O is 3 in from the line.