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Segment FG has an endpoint at (4,-5) and a midpoint at (10,2). Determine the length of segment FG.

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Answer: To find the length of a line segment, you can use the distance formula, which is:

distance = √((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2)

In this case, x1 and y1 are the coordinates of the endpoint (4, -5), and x2 and y2 are the coordinates of the midpoint (10, 2). Plugging these values into the distance formula gives:

distance = √((10 - 4)^2 + (2 - (-5))^2)

= √(6^2 + 7^2)

= √(36 + 49)

= √85

= 9.219544457292887

So the length of segment FG is approximately 9.22 units.