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How do you find the coordinates of the midpoint of segment VW with the end points of V(-2,-6) and W(x+2, y+3)

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Final answer:

The coordinates of the midpoint of segment VW are (x/2, (y-3)/2).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the coordinates of the midpoint of segment VW, we can use the midpoint formula.

The midpoint formula states that the x-coordinate of the midpoint is the average of the x-coordinates of the endpoints, and the y-coordinate of the midpoint is the average of the y-coordinates of the endpoints.

Given the endpoints V(-2, -6) and W(x+2, y+3), we can find the x-coordinate of the midpoint by taking the average of the x-coordinates: (-2 + (x+2))/2.

Similarly, we can find the y-coordinate of the midpoint: (-6 + (y+3))/2.

So the coordinates of the midpoint are (x/2, (y-3)/2).

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\bf \textit{middle point of 2 points }\\ \quad \\ \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) V&({{ -2}}\quad ,&{{ -6}})\quad % (c,d) W&({{ \stackrel{\stackrel{x+2}{-2+2}}{0}}}\quad ,&{{ \stackrel{\stackrel{y+3}{-6+3}}{-3}}}) \end{array}\quad % coordinates of midpoint \left(\cfrac{{{ x_2}} + {{ x_1}}}{2}\quad ,\quad \cfrac{{{ y_2}} + {{ y_1}}}{2} \right) \\\\\\ \left( \cfrac{0-2}{2}~,~\cfrac{-3-6}{2} \right)
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