Question

Find the midpoint M of the line segment joining the points A = (-8, -8) and B = (-2, 4).

Answer 1

(-5, -2)

Explanation:

To find the midpoint between two points you can find the difference between the two x coordinates and the two y coordinates.

x: -8 and -2 are 6 units away from each other

y: -8 and 4 are 12 units away from each other

You can then divide the difference by two

x: 3

y: 6

Then add the divided difference to the lower number coordinate.

x: -8+3= -5

y: -8+6= -2