Question

Point A is at (-1, -9), and point B is at (-0.5, -2.5). Point C is the midpoint of point A and point B. What are the coordinates of point C?

A) (-0.75, -5.75)
B) (-0.75, -5.25)
C) (-1.25, -5.75)
D) (-1.25, -5.25)

Answer 1

The coordinates of point C, the midpoint of point A and point B, are (-0.75, -5.75).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the coordinates of the midpoint C, we take the average of the x-coordinates and the average of the y-coordinates of points A and B. Given that point A is (-1, -9) and point B is (-0.5, -2.5), the x-coordinate of C is (-1 + -0.5)/2 = -0.75 and the y-coordinate of C is (-9 + -2.5)/2 = -5.75. Therefore, the coordinates of point C are (-0.75, -5.75), which corresponds to option A.