Question

What is the midpoint of the segment shown below?

(-1,2)
(7,3)
O A. (3,3)
O B. (6,3)
O C. (6.)
O D. (3.5)
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SUBMIT

Answer 1

(3, 2.5)

Explanation:

2 points are given:

(-1,2)

and

(7,3)

The midpoint coordinate (x,y) is found by:

• taking average of the x coordinates of the 2 point given, and
• taking average of the y coordinates of the 2 points given

We sum and divide by 2, to get the average. So,

X coordinate of midpoint is:

(-1 + 7) /2 = 6/2 = 3

Y coordinate of midpoint is:

(2+3)/2 = 5/2 = 2.5

So,

Midpoint (3,2.5)