What is the midpoint of segment shown below (2,4) (2,-7)

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Juned Lanja · Answer 1 · 2022-11-03T00:24:23+0000

Answer:

(2, - 1.5 )

Explanation:

Given a segment with endpoints (x₁, y₁ ) and (x₂, y₂ ) then the midpoint is

(
(x_(1)+x_(2) )/(2) ,
(y_(1)+y_(2) )/(2) )

Here (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, - 7 ) , then

midpoint = (
(2+2)/(2) ,
(4-7)/(2) ) = (
(4)/(2) ,
(-3)/(2) ) = (2, - 1.5 )