SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP: FIND THE MIDPOINT OF THE LINE SEGMENT WITH ENDPOINTS (-4,8) AND (7,2)

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Question 64962: PLEASE HELP:
FIND THE MIDPOINT OF THE LINE SEGMENT WITH ENDPOINTS (-4,8) AND (7,2)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let (x%5Bm%5D , y%5Bm%5D) be the midpoint
x%5Bm%5D+=+%28x%5B2%5D+%2B+x%5B1%5D%29+%2F+2 and
y%5Bm%5D+=+%28y%5B2%5D+%2B+y%5B1%5D%29+%2F+2
(x%5B2%5D , y%5B2%5D) = (7,2)
(x%5B1%5D , y%5B1%5D) = (-4,8)
x%5Bm%5D+=+%287+%2B+%28-4%29%29+%2F+2
x%5Bm%5D+=+3%2F2
y%5Bm%5D+=+%282+%2B+8%29+%2F+2
x%5Bm%5D+=+5
The midpoint is (3/2 , 5)