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Find the midpoint between (8, 17) and (24, -31)

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To find the midpoint between two given points we need to find the average of their coordinates, this is done by adding the numbers and dividing by 2. We have:


x_{\text{mid}}=(8+24)/(2)=(32)/(2)=16
y_{\text{mid}}=(17-31)/(2)=(-14)/(2)=-7

The midpoint is in the coordinates (16, -7).

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