What's the midpoint of (6,-5) & (-2,-7)

Question

Find the midpoint of (6,-5) & (-2,-7)

Answer 1

All you are actually doing is taking the average of the

x values ...   (x₁+x₂)/2 

and the average of the y values... (y₁+y₂)/2

 

So.. as Adam said... add the x's and divide by 2

Add the y's and divide by 2

 

(6,-5) & (-2,-7)

Midpoint =  [(6+(-2))/2 , (-5-7)/2] = (4/2 , -12,2) = (2,-6) 

Answer 2

(2,-6) the midpoint formula is you add both x components and divide by 2, 6 + -2 ÷ 2= 2, and the same for the y components, -5 + -7 ÷ 2=-6.