<u><em>Answer:</em></u>
The distance is
which is approximately equal to 8.602 units
The midpoint is (8.5 , 5.5)
<u><em>Explanation:</em></u>
<u>1- Getting the distance:</u>
<u>The distance between two points can be calculated using the following rule:</u>

<u>The given points are:</u>
(5,2) represents (x₁ , y₁)
(12,7) represents (x₂ , y₂)
<u>Substitute with the givens in the above equation to get the distance as follows:</u>

<u>2- Getting the midpoint:</u>
<u>The midpoint of two points is calculated as follows:</u>

<u>The given points are:</u>
(5,2) represents (x₁ , y₁)
(12,7) represents (x₂ , y₂)
<u>Substitute with the givens in the above equation to get the distance as follows:</u>

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