The midpoint of a line segment is the point that splits it into two segments of equal length. For example, is the midpoint of shown below.
The midpoint splits the line segment into two congruent segments,
In addition, the segment is twice as long as the segments and :
Given that is the midpoint of , what is the value of
Since is the midpoint of , the segment is twice the length of the segment So, we have:
Now, we subtract from both sides of the equation:
Next, we add to both sides:
Finally, we divide both sides by
Given that $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AB}$, what is the value of $w?$
a
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$4$ |
b
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$7$ |
c
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$1$ |
d
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$5$ |
e
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$2$ |
Given that $G$ is the midpoint of $\overline{EF}$, what is the value of $y?$
a
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$1$ |
b
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$5$ |
c
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$3$ |
d
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$2$ |
e
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$4$ |
The point is the midpoint of the line segment What is the value of if centimeters and centimeters?
We have the following diagram.
Since is the midpoint of , the two segments and have the same length. So, we have:
Therefore, .
The point $S$ is the midpoint of the line segment $\overline{PQ}.$ What is the value of $x$ if $SQ=2x+3$ inches and $PS=3x-1$ inches?
a
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$1\,\textrm{in}$ |
b
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$5\,\textrm{in}$ |
c
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$3\,\textrm{in}$ |
d
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$4\,\textrm{in}$ |
e
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$2\,\textrm{in}$ |
Given that $C$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AB}$ with $AC=2x$ and $AB= 6x-1$, what is the value of $AB?$
a
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$3$ |
b
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$4$ |
c
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$2$ |
d
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$5$ |
e
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$1$ |
Let's find the midpoint of the line segment on a number line, if corresponds to and corresponds to as depicted below.
The midpoint of a line segment splits it into two segments of equal length. To find the number corresponding to we use the following midpoint formula:
Substituting and , we obtain
Therefore, the midpoint corresponds to
Which number corresponds to the midpoint of the line segment shown below?
The point corresponds to the number while corresponds to
To find the number corresponding to the midpoint , we use the midpoint formula:
Therefore, the midpoint corresponds to
Which number corresponds to the midpoint of the line segment $\overline{PQ}$, if $P$ and $Q$ are points on a number line that correspond to $-7$ and $3$, respectively?
a
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$-1$ |
b
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$-2$ |
c
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$-3$ |
d
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$2$ |
e
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$3$ |
Which number corresponds to the midpoint of the line segment $\overline{AB}$ shown above?
a
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$2$ |
b
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$0$ |
c
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$1$ |
d
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$0.5$ |
e
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$1.5$ |
For the diagram depicted below, which number corresponds to the point if is the midpoint of the line segment
From the picture, we can see that the point corresponds to the number while the midpoint corresponds to
To find the number corresponding to the point , we first set up an equation using the midpoint formula:
Now, we solve for
Therefore, the point corresponds to
For the diagram depicted above, which number corresponds to the point $S$ if $M$ is the midpoint of the line segment $\overline{RS}?$
a
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$-4$ |
b
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$4$ |
c
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$0$ |
d
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$2$ |
e
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$-6$ |
For the diagram depicted above, which number corresponds to the point $R$ if $M$ is the midpoint of the line segment $\overline{RS}?$
a
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$-3$ |
b
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$-4$ |
c
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$0$ |
d
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$-2$ |
e
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$-5$ |