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Find the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are (-2, 5) and (6, -9).

(4, -4)
(2, -2)
(1, -4)

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The midpoint is like taking the average of both points.

(-2, 5) and (6, -9)

Midpoint = ( (-2 + 6) / 2 , (5 + -9)/2 )

= ( (6 - 2) / 2 , (5 - 9) / 2 )

= (4/2, -4/2) = (2 , -2)

Midpoint = (2 , -2)

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