SOLUTION: Find the midpoint for A=(-6,6) B=(8,-8) don't understand how to apply formula and solve. Can someone give me the simpliest method for understanding.

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Question 245937: Find the midpoint for A=(-6,6) B=(8,-8) don't understand how to apply formula and solve. Can someone give me the simpliest method for understanding.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the midpoint for A=(-6,6) B=(8,-8)
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I don't know what formula you mean.
Find the average of x and y separately:
x: (-6 + 8)/2 = 1
y: (6 - 8)/2 = -1
--> (1,-1)

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The mid-point formulas:



and




where and

are the coordinates of the given points. That all means that to find the -coordinate of the mid-point, you take the -coordinate of one of your points and add it to the -coordinate of your other point, then divide the result by 2. Then you do the same thing with the -coordinates. Then you write the ordered pair to describe your mid-point.

John