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Step-by-step explanation:

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2.   factoring 96

since

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using exponent rule -

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doing some simple simplification and  and 6=2*3

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collecting the roots on one side and applying exponent rule

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Applying exponents rule on all and

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combining all powers of 2

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Simplifying

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for finding the midpoint of any given 2 pair of points simply add the respective x coordinates with other x coordinate and the y coordinate with other y coordinate and divide them by 2

in your question it will be :

(3+1)/2 for the x coordinate of mid point i.e 2

[8+(-4)]/2 for the y coordinate of midpoint i.e 2

so coordinates of mid point of points (3,8) and (1,-4) will be (2,2)