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Find the midpoint of the line segment joining points A and B

A(8, - 7) B(2, 1)

The midpoint of the line segment is ordered pair.) (Type an ordered pair)

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The midpoint of a line segment is the point that lies exactly in the middle of the segment. To find the midpoint of the line segment joining points A and B, we can use the midpoint formula.

The midpoint formula states that the coordinates of the midpoint (M) are found by taking the average of the x- coordinates and the average of the y- coordinates of the given points.

Let's apply this formula to points A(8, -7) and B(2, 1):

1. Find the average of the x-coordinates: (8+2)/2 = 10 / 2 = 5 2. Find the average of the y- coordinates: (-7 + 1) / 2 = -6 / 2 = -3

Therefore, the midpoint of the line segment joining points A and B is M(5, -3).

So, the ordered pair representing the midpoint is (5, -3).
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