SOLUTION: If M (5,2) is the midpoint of segment PQ and the coordinates of Q are (3,-3), find the coordinates of P.

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Question 39384This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
: If M (5,2) is the midpoint of segment PQ and the coordinates of Q are (3,-3), find the coordinates of P.This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra

Answer by fractalier(2101) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can do this with the formula for the midpoint or you can logic it out...
since M(5, 2) is the middle point between P and Q, whatever was done going from Q back to M, would have to be done to M to get back to P.
So if Q is Q(3, -3) and M is M(5, 2),
P must be P(7, 7).