SOLUTION: Find the midpoint of the line segment having the given endpoints. (8, -4) and (-7, 8)

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Question 384948: Find the midpoint of the line segment having the given endpoints.
(8, -4) and (-7, 8)
Found 2 solutions by tara0066, richard1234:
Answer by tara0066(31) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the midpoint of a segment:
(x+x)/2,(y+y)/2
You are simply finding the average of the x values and the average of the y values.
(8+-7)/2=1/2 x=1/2
(-4+8)/2=4/2=2 y=2
(1/2,2)

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The midpoint's just the average of the coordinates, or (1/2, 2).