SOLUTION: Find the midpoint of the line segment PQ for P(2, -2), Q(3, 4) Can you please help me solve this and explain how each step was achieved? Thank you so much for all your help!:

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Question 33066: Find the midpoint of the line segment PQ for P(2, -2), Q(3, 4)
Can you please help me solve this and explain how each step was achieved?
Thank you so much for all your help!:)
Answer by priya(51) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the formula for finding the midpoint of co-ordinates(x1,y1) and
co-ordinates(x2,y2)
(x1+x2)/2 ,(y1+y2)/2
so,the answer to ur question would be(mid point of line segment PQ),
(2+3)/2,(-2+4)/2 = 5/2,2/2
that would be (2.5,1),so 2.5 as x co-ordinate and 1 as y co-ordinate..