Question

Find the midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints. (-9,7) and (-4,2)

Answer 1

We have the following:

The midpoint is:

`m=((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2))`

replacing:

`m=((-9-4)/(2),(7+2)/(2))=((-13)/(2),(9)/(2))`

The midpoint of the segment is:

`(-6.5,4.5)`