Question 201794This question is from textbook geometry
: can you please help me solve ((( Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment that joins points (5,2) and (-3,8). )))
This question is from textbook geometry
Answer by PRMath(133)   (Show Source):
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The midpoint formula is x1 + x2/2,which gives us the "x" coordinate of the midpoint. (This means, x1 + x2 divided by 2).
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y1 + y2/2, which gives us the "y" coordinate of the midpoint. (This means y1 + y2 divided by 2).
Soooooo, let's look at your points.
x1 = 5
x2 = -3
5 - 3/2 = 2/2 = 1
So our "x" coordinate is 1.
(We subtracted 5 - 3 because our second "x" was a NEGATIVE 3).
Now for our "y" coordinate:
y1 = 2
y2 = 8
8 + 2/2 = 10/2 = 5
So our "y" coordinate is 5.
The midpoint is: (1, 5)
Hope this helps. :-)
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