document.write( "Question 924137: Find the coordinates of Q given the M is the midpoint of PQ. P(6,-2),M(0,5),Q(?,?) Thanks for your help. \n" ); document.write( "
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P(6,-2),M(0,5),Q(x2,y2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since formula for midpoint is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x1+%2B+x2%29+%2F+2\" and \"%28y1+%2B+y2%29+%2F+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then formula for \"x2\" and \"y2\" is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x2+=+2%28Mx%29+-+x1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y2+=+2%28My%29+-+y1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where \"Mx\" is the \"x\" coordinate of the \"midpoint\", and \"My\" the \"y\" coordinate of the \"midpoint\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x2+=+2%28Mx%29+-+x1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x2+=+2%280%29+-+6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x2+=+0+-+6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x2+=+-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y2+=+2%28My%29+-+y1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y2+=+2%285%29+-+%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y2+=+10+%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y2+=12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, Q(x2,y2)=Q(-6,12)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Checking:
\n" ); document.write( "\"M+=+%28x1+%2B+x2%29+%2F+2\" and \"%28y1+%2B+y2%29+%2F+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"M+=+%286+%2B%28-6%29%29+%2F+2\" and \"%28-2+%2B+12%29+%2F+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"M+=+%286-6%29+%2F+2\" and \"%28-2+%2B+12%29+%2F+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"M+=+0%2F+2\" and \"10+%2F+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"M\" = \"0\", \"5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We got the right midpoint.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus, the coordinates of Q are (\"-6\",\"+12\")\r
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