the midpoint of (-5,4);(-2,5)

Answer 1

If we have 2 points, P₁(x₁, y₁) and P₂(x₂, y₂), the medium point M will have coordinates equal to the medium values of the coordinates of P₁ and P₂.

M(x_M, y_M) = ((x₁+x₂)/2, (y₁+y₂)/2)

Therefore, applying to our case, we can see that the medium point will have coordinates

M(x_M, y_M) = ((x₁+x₂)/2, (y₁+y₂)/2) = ((-5-2)/2, (4+5)/2) = (-7/2, 9/2)

Answer 2

midpoint is (-3.5, 4.5)

(-5,4), (-2, 5)

take the average of the x coordinates -(5+2)/2 = =7/2 =-3.5

take the average of the y coordinates: (5+4)/2 = 9/2 = 4.5