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The '''midpoint''' of a [[line segment]] is the [[point]] on the segment equidistant from both endpoints. | The '''midpoint''' of a [[line segment]] is the [[point]] on the segment equidistant from both endpoints. | ||
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| + | The [[Segment Addition Postulate]] states that if <math>M</math> is the midpoint of line segment <math>AB</math>, then <math>AM+MB=AB</math>. | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * [[Bisect]] | ||
[[Category:Definition]] | [[Category:Definition]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Geometry]] | ||
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The midpoint of a line segment is the point on the segment equidistant from both endpoints.
The Segment Addition Postulate states that if 
is the midpoint of line segment 
, then 
.
