SOLUTION: this is my first year doing geometry. im confused on what the midway point of (-5,0) (0,4). how exactly would I find the midway point for those coordinates?

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Question 1145086: this is my first year doing geometry. im confused on what the midway point of (-5,0) (0,4). how exactly would I find the midway point for those coordinates?
Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are given two points in the coordinate plane,  A = (-5,0)  and  B = (0,4).


The midpoint C has x-coordinate as the average of x-coordinates -5 and 0 of the points A and B   X%5BC%5D = %28-5+%2B+0%29%2F2 = -2.5


and has y-coordinate as the average of y-coordinates 0 and 4 of the points A and B   Y%5BC%5D = %280+%2B+4%29%2F2 = 2.


Thus midpoint C is C = (-2.5,2).