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Q. 9
Expert-verifiedIf three distinct points P, Q, and R all lie on a line and if , then Q is called the _________ of the line segment from P to R.
Q is called the midpoint of the line segment from P to R.
The given statement is:
If three distinct points P, Q, and R all lie on a line and if , then Q is called the _________ of the line segment from P to R.
Distance between two-point P and Q is defined as .
It is given that , it means, the point Q is equidistant from P and R.
Since P, Q and R lie on a line, therefore Q is the midpoint of the segment PR.
Q is called the midpoint of the line segment from P to R.
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