SOLUTION: Given the midpoint and one of the endpoints,find the other endpoint of the segment. M(3,2) and E(6,8)

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Question 276253: Given the midpoint and one of the endpoints,find the other endpoint of the segment.
M(3,2) and E(6,8)
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the midpoint formulas:

and



Where and are the coordinates of the endpoints and are the coordinates of the midpoint.

For your problem:

and



Now solve the two equations for the values to put into .

John