SOLUTION: How would I find the distance between (-16, 10) and (14, 0) and round the answer to the nearest tenth? And find the midpoint?

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Question 1036856: How would I find the distance between (-16, 10) and (14, 0) and round the answer to the nearest tenth? And find the midpoint?


Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the distance formula,
D%5E2=%28-16-14%29%5E2%2B%2810-0%29%5E2
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For the midpoint, find the average of the x and y values.
x%5Bm%5D=%28-16%2B14%29%2F2=%28-2%29%2F2=-1
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y%5Bm%5D=%2810%2B0%29%2F2=10%2F2=5