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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The midpoint between points (x, y) and (3, 7) is (4, 11). What is x? i got 17 is it right?

Miracrown (miracrown):

No, that's not right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is (6,9) right??

Miracrown (miracrown):

No, I am getting a different answer, but I want to see where you may have gone wrong. So can you please show me your work?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well i try to use the midpoint formula and the distance formula

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just show me your work so i can see what i did wrong

Miracrown (miracrown):

Let's recall the midpoint formulas: |dw:1404190907956:dw| where Xm and Ym are the coordinates of the midpoint. Let's next plug in what we are given:

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