SOLUTION: (-8,10) and (-4,-2) are endpoints of a segment. Find the midpoint of the segment and graph the segment placing the three points on the graph.

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Question 70829: (-8,10) and (-4,-2) are endpoints of a segment. Find the midpoint of the segment and graph the segment placing the three points on the graph.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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the midpoint can be found by averaging the x and y values. To get the mid x value, average the x coordinates.
%28-4%2B%28-8%29%29%2F2=-6-6 is the mid x-coordinate
%28-2%2B10%29%2F2=-6 -6 is the mid y-coordinate
So the mid point is (-6,-6)