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Find the midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints.
(6,-6) and (1,2)

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The midpoint of the line segment of the endpoints (6,-6) and (1,2) is given as:

(3½,-1)

What is the midpoint of a line segment in geometry?

The midpoint of a line segment is simply the centre point of a give segment that cuts or divides it into two congruent segments.

That is for example, if there are two points with coordinates (x1,y1) and (x2,y2), then their midpoint will be ; [(x1+x2)÷2,(y1+y2)÷2]

From the given question!

x1=6, x2=1 and y1=-6,y2=2

Thus, the midpoint is derived as;

[(6+1)÷2,(-6+2)÷2]

[(7)÷2,(-4)÷2]

(3½,-1).

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