SOLUTION: What is the midpoint of a line segment whose end points are A(1,6) and B(-8, 4)?

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Question 868786: What is the midpoint of a line segment whose end points are A(1,6) and B(-8, 4)?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ewatrrr:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the average of x and y separately.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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M = (-7/2, 5)
Midpoint Pt(x,y): ( %28x%5B1%5D+%2B+x%5B2%5D%29%2F2, %28y%5B1%5D+%2B+y%5B2%5D%29%2F2++%29)