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Question 6818: Ordered Rational Midpoint and Endpoint Gaps

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0012-06818 · q-20261010-advance-20261014-r02-real-number-0018

Original question and givens

Use an exact finite rational-point slice embedded in R, without approximate decimals or a completeness claim. a=-17/2≤b=18/3. Give (midpoint, midpoint−a, b−midpoint). Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.

  • G001 — Use an exact finite rational-point slice embedded in R, without approximate decimals or a completeness claim. a=-17/2≤b=18/3. Give (midpoint, midpoint−a, b−midpoint). Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

explicit rational points embedded in the real line

After

exact finite order and distance data,not real completeness or irrational classification

Conditions: none

Use exact rational values for this finite slice of the real line,without rounded decimals or claims about real completeness or classification of irrationals.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: rational_real_slice_scope · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

endpoint sum := sum(-17/2, 6)

After

endpoint sum = -5/2

Conditions: none

Add the two ordered endpoints completely.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

ordered midpoint := div(-5/2, 2)

After

ordered midpoint = -5/4

Conditions: none

Divide by2 for the exact midpoint;equal endpoints are allowed.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

midpoint minus left endpoint := sub(-5/4, -17/2)

After

midpoint minus left endpoint = 29/4

Conditions: none

The left distance is midpoint minus the left endpoint.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

right endpoint minus midpoint := sub(6, -5/4)

After

right endpoint minus midpoint = 29/4

Conditions: none

The right distance is the right endpoint minus midpoint.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

a=-17/2≤midpoint=-5/4≤b=6

After

two nonnegative distances equal 29/4

Conditions: none

Endpoint order makes both differences nonnegative distances;when a=b both are0,so no degenerate-interval exclusion is needed.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: ordered_midpoint_equidistance · Uses: G001, S005

Reverse checks

  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute right endpoint minus midpoint with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute midpoint minus left endpoint with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute ordered midpoint with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute endpoint sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(-5/4, 29/4, 29/4)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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