Points on line segment
Points P and Q belong to segment AB. If AB=a, AP = 2PQ = 2QB, find the distance between point A and the midpoint of segment QB.
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- geometry
- analytic geometry
- line segment
- arithmetic
- division
- basic functions
- ratio
- direct relationship
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