How do you find the midpoint of (–2, 5) and (–4, –6)?

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How do you find the midpoint of (–2, 5) and (–4, –6)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-15T18:15:41

$M = (- 3, - \frac{1}{2})$ $M = (-3 , -1/2)$

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The midpoint of a line created by the coordinates of the endpoints of the line can be determined using the formula

$M = (\frac{x_{1} + x_{2}}{2}, \frac{y_{1} + y_{2}}{2})$ $M= ((x_1+x_2)/2 , (y_1+y_2)/2)$

For the coordinates (-2,5) and (-4,-6)

$x_{1} = - 2$ $x_1 = -2$
$x_{2} = - 4$ $x_2 = -4$
$y_{1} = 5$ $y_1 = 5$
$y_{2} = - 6$ $y_2 = -6$

$(\frac{- 2 + (- 4)}{2}, \frac{5 + (- 6)}{2})$ $((-2+(-4))/2 , (5+(-6))/2)$
$(- \frac{6}{2}, - \frac{1}{2})$ $(-6/2 , -1/2)$
$M = (- 3, - \frac{1}{2})$ $M = (-3 , -1/2)$

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