Question 893767: What is the other endpoint if the midpoint is (3,2) and the endpoint is (6,8)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the other endpoint if the midpoint is (3,2) and the endpoint is (6,8)
Since we have the coordinates of the midpoint, we use the midpoint formula: ; , with:
, , , and being, 6, 8, 3, and 2, respectively.
Therefore, ; becomes: ;
We now have: ------ Cross-multiplying
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Other end-point: ( , )
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