Question

Find the midpoint of the line segment with end coordinates of:

(
−
2
,
−
4
)
and
(
−
1
,
−
5
)

Give coordinates as decimals where appropriate

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Midpoint formula is

`M=((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2))` where the x's and y's come from the coordinates of the endpoints. Filling in:

`M=((-2+(-1))/(2),(-4+(-5))/(2))=((-3)/(2),(-9)/(2))=(-1.5,-4.5)`