Two ways to do this. Graphically and algebraically.
Graphical method:
Call the midpoint
Draw a green line from A(2,-2) left horizontally until you
are directly underneath the midpoint . That
requires you to draw the green line 2 units left.
Now from the end of the green line, draw a vertical
green line upward to point . That
requires you to draw the vertical green line units
directly upward.
Draw a green line from left 2 units
horizontally, the same number of units left that we
drew the other horizontal line. That puts you directly
above -2 on the x-axis.
Now from the end of that green line, draw a green line
directly upward units vertically, the same
number of units left that we drew the other vertical
line. That puts you directly above -2 on the x-axis.
Now we can extend AM to B, and we now have AB. And we see
that B is the point B(-2,3)
By algebra:
Use the midpoint formula:
The midpoint between and
is
So
The midpoint between and
is
So
So we set the x-coordinates equal:
Multiply both sides by 2
And we set the y-coordinates equal:
Multiply both sides by 2
So B has the coordinates
Edwin