SOLUTION: find the coodinates of the point c, halfway between the points a (5,1) and b (-2,7)

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Question 42911: find the coodinates of the point c, halfway between the points a (5,1) and b (-2,7)
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Midpoints are found by taking the average of the x's and the average of the y's...so we have
Midpoint = ((5-2)/2, (1+7)/2) = (3/2, 4)