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a line segment has only one midpoint "C" but the two sections AC and CE can have their own midpoint "B" and "D" and so on...

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Q: Why can't a line segment only have one midpoint?
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Why a line segment has only one midpoint but can have many bisectors?

All bisectors intersect the line segment at the midpoint. There can be multiple bisectors, intersecting at the midpoint at different angles, but they all intersect the line segment at its midpoint. The midpoint separates the line segment into two equal halves.


A line segment may have more than midpoint?

A line segment cannot have more than one midpoint or else you will be creating multiple line segments that are connected to each other. A line segment can only have one midpoint.


Can a line segment has an infinite number of midpoints?

No. A line segment can have only one midpoint.


Why can a line segment only have one midpoint?

There is only one point on the line segment, which is equidistant from the endpoints.


A line segment may have more than one midpoint?

A line segment cannot have more than one midpoint or else you will be creating multiple line segments that are connected to each other. A line segment can only have one midpoint.


Why does a line segment have one midpoint and can have many bisectors?

A bisector is a line (or line segment) which passes through the midpoint. You can have multiple lines intersect at this one point, and all of them will bisect the original line segment, since they pass through its midpoint. A perpendicular bisector passes through the midpoint, and also is perpendicular to the original line segment, so there will be only one of those.


How many midpoints does a line segment contain?

it depends on how long or how many joining segments it has. normally one line segment contains only one midpoint. Unless it has a joining segment there is only one midpoint.


Why can't a line segment have two midpoints?

because it can only have one middle and and a midpoint is the middle of a line segment and mid point means middle midpoint (middle point).


How many midpoints can a line segment contain?

infinitely many * * * * * No. There can be only one midpoint.


How do you find the midpoint of a segment with the endpoints -4 -14 -229?

There are only three endpoint given and these are not sufficient to define a segment of a line.


Why does a line segment have only one midpoint?

My PHD in mathmatics suggests that a line segment actually has 587.3 midpoints. I hope you enjoy working in the fast food industry tool.


How do you find an endpoint if you are given one endpoint and the midpoint?

If you are only given one endpoint and a midpoint, you know what the middle of the line segment is. Since the midpoint is half of what the line segment's length is, all you have to do is find the distance between the endpoint given and the midpoint, then add that coordinate to your midpoint and get your other endpoint. For example: Endpoint A: (4,5) Midpoint: (6,8) Distance between: (2,3) Add (2,3) to (6,8) and get Endpoint B: (8,11).