Question

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What is the midpoint of a line segment with the endpoints (8,-3) and (-5,-9)?

Answer 1

(1.5, -6) ~apex

Explanation:

Answer 2

For this case we have that by definition, the coordinates of the midpoint are given by:

`M = (\frac {x_ {1} + x_ {2}} {2}, \frac {y_ {1} + y_ {2}} {2})`

We have the following points:

`(x_ {1}, y_ {1}) :( 8, -3)\\(x_ {2}, y_ {2}): (- 5, -9)`

Substituting the values:

`M = (\frac {8 + (- 5)} {2}, \frac {-3 + (- 9)} {2})\\M = (\frac {8-5} {2}, \frac {-3-9} {2})\\M = (\frac {3} {2}, \frac {-12} {2})\\M = (1.5; -6)`

Answer:

Option C