SOLUTION: The coordinates of the midpoint of a segment are (3,-2).One of the endpoints was coordinates (10,-8).What are the coordinates of the other endpoints?

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Question 459623: The coordinates of the midpoint of a segment are (3,-2).One of the endpoints was coordinates (10,-8).What are the coordinates of the other endpoints?
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(3,-2).One of the endpoints was coordinates (10,-8).
Let (x,y) be the point
3= (10+x)/2
6= 10+x
x=-4
-2=(-8+y)/2
-4=-8+y
y=4
The other endpoint = (-4,4)