Math High School Question

Question

what are the coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment with endpoint (9,2) and (-5,0)

Answer 1

Hi Aj, use the following to find the midpoint of the line segment:

 

midpoint = [(x₁ + x₂)/2, (y₁ + y₂)/2]

 

Where (x₁, y₁) = (9, 2) and (x₂, y₂) = (-5, 0)

 

Questions?

Answer 2

You average the corresponding parts of each coordinate into a new coordinate, or use the midpoint formula

((x₂+x₁)/2,(y₂+y₁)/2)

Thus 9+(-5)=4, 4/2=2=x, and 2+0=2, 2/2=1=y 

So that your midpoint will be (2,1)