SOLUTION: Find the coordinates of the missing endpoint given that P is the midpoint of NQ. Q (3,9) P(-1,5)

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Question 97052This question is from textbook Geometry
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Find the coordinates of the missing endpoint given that P is the midpoint of NQ.
Q (3,9) P(-1,5) This question is from textbook Geometry

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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X DISTANCE IS (3+1)=4 THUS THE MID POINT IS 4/2-1=2-1=1
Y DISTANCE IS (9-5)=4 THUS THE Y MIDPOINT IS 4/2+5=2+5=7
THUS THE MID POINT IS (1,7)
TO PROVE THIS USE GRAPH PAPER & PLOT THE TWO POINTS , DRAW A LINE & DIVIDE IT IN HALF LOCATING THE MIDPOINT.