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A segment has endpoints at (7,12) (-5,-9) what is the x coordinate of the midpoint of that segment

User Ermagana
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You have two points so you can use the midpoint formula.
The midpoint formula is (x1 + x2/2, y1 + y2/2).
In this case you are solving for the x-coordinate of the midpoint so you are solving x1 + x2 / 2. Just plug in 7 for x1 and -5 for x2 and solve
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