Question

The town of Newton is mapped on a

coordinate grid with the origin being at City
Hall. The cafe is located at the point (-8, 9)
and the bookstore is located at (3, 1). The
furniture store is exactly halfway between
the cafe and the bookstore. What are the
coordinates of the furniture store?"

Answer 1

The coordinates of the furniture store are (-5/2, 5).

Step-by-step explanation:

The coordinates of the cafe are (-8, 9), and the coordinates of the bookstore are (3, 1). To find the coordinates of the furniture store, we need to find the midpoint between these two points. The midpoint formula is ( (x1 + x2) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2 ).

Plugging in the values, we get ( (-8 + 3) / 2, (9 + 1) / 2 ). This simplifies to ( -5/2, 5 ). So the coordinates of the furniture store are (-5/2, 5).