3 because the middle of 2 and 4 is three so three is the midpoint
His hand slipped and she could not hold on any longer. He reached out to stop her from falling but all he caught was a single hair. She fell into the abyss and disappeared out of sight. He stared into the emptiness that had stolen his love away from him and began to cry. She was gone. He heard a faint whisper in the background that would haunt him for ever more 'Andrew, what did you do wrong?'
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(x+2)^3=x^3+2^3+3*x^2*2+3x*2^2=x^3+8+6x^2+12x
The coeficient of the x^2 is 6.