document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185204>Question 1185204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the Midpoint (9, -4) and an Endpoint (-8, 2), find the other end point. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Imagine walking along this path.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the endpoint (-8,2) to the midpoint (9,-4), you have walked (9-(-8))=17 units in the x direction and (-4-2)=-6 units in the y direction.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since you have walked halfway, to get to the other endpoint you need to walk another 17 units in the x direction and another -6 units in the y direction.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+17=26; -4+(-6)=-10<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The other endpoint is (26,-10)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could use formal algebra and the midpoint formula to solve the problem:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(-8,2); B(x,y); midpoint M(9,-4)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x coordinate of B:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=18%2B8=26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=18%2B8=26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y coordinate of B:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-8-2=-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-8-2=-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x,y) = (26,-10)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But plugging numbers into formulas doesn't help very much if you are trying to UNDERSTAND how to solve the problem....<br><BR>\n" );
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