Final answer:
The midpoint between two points on a Cartesian plane is found by averaging the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the two points. The provided point is (-5, 3), and to find the midpoint we need a second point to apply the midpoint formula.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question is about finding the midpoint between two points on a Cartesian plane. While the student only provided one point (-5, 3), we can consider they intended to ask about finding the midpoint between this point and a second point. To find the midpoint, we take the average of the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates of the two points respectively. Assuming we have a second point, let's call it point B (x2, y2), the formula to find the midpoint M(x, y) between point A(-5, 3) and point B(x2, y2) is given by:
- M(x) = (x1 + x2) / 2
- M(y) = (y1 + y2) / 2
For example, if point B was (3, -1), then the midpoint would be calculated as M(x) = (-5 + 3) / 2 = -1 and M(y) = (3 + (-1)) / 2 = 1, resulting in the midpoint M(-1, 1).