Answer the following questions about internal division of a line segment:

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Answer the following questions about internal division of a line segment: (i) Describe, in your own words, what is meant by a point dividing a line segment internally in a given ratio. (ii) Without using the distance formula, explain why the point M(4,8)M(4, 8) is the midpoint of the segment joining A(1,2)A(1, 2) and B(7,14)B(7, 14). (iii) Can the midpoint of a line segment ever lie outside the segment? Give a brief reason for your answer.

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