SOLUTION: The midpoint of SR is (5,-11). One endpoint is S(3,5). What are the coordinates of point R?

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Question 995212: The midpoint of SR is (5,-11). One endpoint is S(3,5). What are the coordinates of point R?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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To go from one endpoint to the midpoint, notice we added two to the x-coordinate and subtracted 16 from the y-coordinate. We would do exactly the same to go from the midpoint to the other endpoint. Thus the other endpoint is
(5+2, -11-16) or (7, -27)