Question

What are the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (2,5) and (4, -7)? 0 (-1,-6) 0 (-2,-2) 0 (3,-1) O (6,-2)

Answer 1

The coordinates of the midpoint can be calculated as the average of the coordinates of the endpoints of the segment.

If the endpoints are (2,5) and (4,-7), the midpoint is:

`M=((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2))=((2+4)/(2),(5+(-7))/(2))=((6)/(2),-(2)/(2))=(3,-1)`

The midpoint is (3,-1).