The midpoint of the line joining (a,2) and (3,6) is (2,b). Find the values of a and b?
1 Answer
Mar 29, 2018
Explanation:
The mid point is actually the mean values.
Given:
Set point 1 as
Set point 2 as
The mean point given as:
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So the mean
Multiply both sides by 2 giving:
Subtract 3 from both sides
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So the mean '