Question

Find the coordinate of the midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints.

-8 and -6.

Answer 1

The distance between the points is 2: x2 - x1 = -6 + 8. So, the midpoint would be located on a point that is half of this distance from both points.

2/2 = 1

-6 - 1 = -7
-8 + 1 = -7

-7 has a distance of 1 from both -8 and -6, so this is the midpoint.