SOLUTION: find the coordinates of the midpoint p between s(-5,7) and t(3,9).

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Question 1138456: find the coordinates of the midpoint p between s(-5,7) and t(3,9).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The x coordinates of points S and T are -5 and 3 respectively. They add to -5%2B3+=+-2. Then we cut that result in half to get -2%2F2+=+-1. This is the x coordinate of point P.

We repeat the same steps for the y coordinates as well. The y coordinates are 7 and 9 which add to 7%2B9+=+16 and then that divides over 2 to get 16%2F2+=+8, which is the y coordinate of point P.

Answer: The midpoint is P = (-1, 8)