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Algebra.Com's Answer #161625 by drj(1380)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the coordinates of the missing endpoint given that S is the midpoint of RT.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "T(-4,3),S(-1,5)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. Let (x,y) be the endpoint. So the average of the x and y coordinates for the endpoints will be the midpoint. The following steps will show this\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. The x-coordinate for the midpoint S is -1. Then\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. The y-coordinate for the midpoint S is 5. Then\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. ANSWER: So the endpoint is (2,7) \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4. As a check the other endpoint is (-4,3). Then the midpoint is calculated as\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The midpoint is then (-1,5) which was given. So it checks out!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For free Step-By-Step Videos on Introduction to Algebra, please visit http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/IntroAlgebra or for Trigonometry visit http://www.FreedomUniversity.TV/courses/Trigonometry.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Respectfully, \n" ); document.write( "Dr J\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |