Determine the midpoint of the line segment joining and .

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B.

  1. Step 1: Midpoint .
  2. Step 2: .
Answer
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Why not the others: : the sum of the coordinates was not halved. : half the difference was used instead of the average. : the x-coordinate is out by one.

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