Question

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Jaycee is writing a coordinate proof to show that the diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other. She starts by assigning coordinates to a rectangle. Then she uses these coordinates to write the coordinates of the midpoint of each diagonal. She finds that the midpoints of the diagonals have the same coordinates, so the diagonals must bisect each other.

What are the coordinates of the midpoint of the diagonals of the rectangle?

Enter expressions in the box for the coordinates of the midpoint.

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Answer 1

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Explanation:

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Answer 2

Since the diagonals of the rectangle bisect each other and the point of intersection is a midpoint, then the coordinates of the intersection must be half of the lengths of the sides. The length of the longer side is 'a' and the length of the shorter side is 'b.' Therefore, the coordinates of the midpoint is (a/2, b/2).