SOLUTION: What is the midpoint of a-b given that a is(4,-3) and b is(-2,-11)

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Question 628171: What is the midpoint of a-b given that a is(4,-3) and b is(-2,-11)
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, solver91311:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the x-coordinates of the midpoint
then find the y-coordinates of the midpoint
+x%5Bmid%5D+=+%28+-2+%2B+4+%29+%2F+2+
+x%5Bmid%5D+=+2%2F2+
+x%5Bmid%5D+=+1+
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+y%5Bmid%5D+=+%28+-11+-+3+%29+%2F+2+
+y%5Bmid%5D+=+-14%2F2+
+y%5Bmid%5D+=+-7+
The midpoint is at (1,-7)

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the midpoint formulas to calculate each of the coordinates of the midpoint:

and



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

John

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