SOLUTION: how do you get the midpoint of (1 -7)and (-5 -3)

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Question 493710: how do you get the midpoint of (1 -7)and (-5 -3)
Answer by MRperkins(300) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the midpoint x value is the average of the two given x values and the midpoint y value is the average of the two given y values.
So,
midpoint of (1,-7) and (-5,-3) is (%281%2B%28-5%29%29%2F2,%28-7%2B%28-3%29%29%2F2)
=
(-2,-5%29)
always check to make sure that the point looks like it is about in the middle