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The corners of a fence are at a (11,3), b (3,-11), c (-13,-9), and d (-5,9). let q be the midpoint of ????????⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯, r be the midpoint of ????????⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯, s be the midpoint of ????????⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯, and t be the midpoint of ????????⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯. what are the midpoints of the sides of this fence?

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The midpoints and their coordinates are shown in the attached figure.

The midpoint between two points (a, b) and (c, d) can be found by averaging their coordinates:
.. midpoint = ((a+c)/2, (b+d)/2)
The corners of a fence are at a (11,3), b (3,-11), c (-13,-9), and d (-5,9). let q-example-1
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