Question

Find the midpoint of the segment below and enter its coordinates as anordered pair. If necessary, express coordinates as fractions, using the slashmark (/) for the fraction bar.

Answer 1

Each midpoint's coordinate is given by the mean of the respective coordinates of the two endpoints of the segment. Then, if we say M is the midpoint of that segment, we have:

Mx = (-4 + 4)/2 = 0/2 = 0

My = [6 + (-2)]/2 = (6 - 2)/2 = 4/2 = 2

Therefore, writing those coordinates as an ordered pair, we have:

M = (0, 2)