Find the coordinates of J if K(-5,10) is the midpoint of JL and L has coordinates of (-8,6)

Answer 1

If K is the midpoint, then the distance in both the x and y direction from L to K must be the same as from K to J

Moving from L to K:

1. We move +3 in the x direction (-8 to -5)
2. We move +4 in the y direction (6 to 10)

Therefore, moving from K to J:

1. We must move +3 in the x direction -> -5 + 3 = -2
2. We must move +4 in the y direction -> 10 + 4 = 14

J has coordinates of (-2, 14)