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Midpoint formula

Problem

Point start color #6495ed, A, end color #6495ed is at start color #6495ed, left parenthesis, minus, 2, comma, 4, right parenthesis, end color #6495ed and point start color #28ae7b, B, end color #28ae7b is at start color #28ae7b, left parenthesis, 7, comma, 3, right parenthesis, end color #28ae7b.
What is the midpoint of line segment start overline, A, B, end overline?
An x- y- coordinate plane where the x and y tick marks scale by one. A line segment A B has endpoint A at negative two, four and endpoint B is at seven, three.
left parenthesis
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
,
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
right parenthesis
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