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+1 B

I think if u visualize it you can see that the mid-point of a line will be the center of the line however it may be aligned in the x-y plane. Thus (x1 + x2)/2 , (y1+ y2)/2 is the mid-point

I think in school we learnt this as the mid-point formula
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Points M(-5,2) and N(5,8) lie on the xy-plane. What is the midpoint of line segment MN?

A. (5,0)
B. (0,5)
C. (0, (136^(1/2))/2)
D. (3/2,0)
E. (1,5)

Mid point for x is \(\frac{-5 + 5}{2} = 0\),

Among the given options only (B) has x as 0, thus answer must be (B)
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