SOLUTION: Analytic Geometry 2. For a line segment AB, one endpoint is A(-6, 2) and the other endpoint is B(1, -5). Find the coordinates of the midpoint M. Thank you very much!!!!

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Question 189345: Analytic Geometry
2. For a line segment AB, one endpoint is A(-6, 2) and the other endpoint is B(1, -5). Find the coordinates of the midpoint M.
Thank you very much!!!!
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a line segment AB, one endpoint is A(-6, 2) and the other endpoint is B(1, -5). Find the coordinates of the midpoint M.
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Midpoint coordinates are the average of the corresponding endpoint coordinates.
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Let the midpoint be (x,y)
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x = (-6+1)/2 = -5/2
y = (2 + 5)/2 = 7/2
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midpoint = (-5/2,7/2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.