Question

Which is the midpoint of the segment joining (12, 2) and (-5, – 7)?

Answer 1

`m(x, y)=((7)/(2) , -(5)/(2) )`

Explanation:

Midpoint of line segment is calculated as

`m(x, y)=((x_1+x_2)/(2) , (y_1+y_2)/(2) )` -----------(1)

Here

`(x_1, y_1) = (12,2) \ \ and \ \ (x_2, y_2) = (-5, -7)`

Substituting values in equation (1)

`m(x, y)=((12-5)/(2) , (2-7)/(2) )`

`m(x, y)=((7)/(2) , -(5)/(2) )`