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(2,-1), (-6,0) find the midpoint of the two points

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We are given two points having the following coordinates


(x_1,y_1)=(2,-1)\text{ and }(x_2,y_2)=(-6,0)

We are asked to find out the midpoint of these two points

Recall that the midpoint formula is given by


(x_m,y_m)=((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2))_{}

Let's substitute the given coordinates into the above formula


\begin{gathered} (x_m,y_m)=((2-6)/(2),\frac{-1_{}+0}{2})_{} \\ (x_m,y_m)=((-4)/(2),\frac{-1_{}}{2}) \\ (x_m,y_m)=(-2,-\frac{1_{}}{2}) \end{gathered}

Therefore, the midpoint of the points (2,-1) and (-6,0) is found to be (-2, -1/2)


(x_m,y_m)=(-2,-\frac{1_{}}{2})

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