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Find the midpoint of the line segment from (-5,4) to (3,-4)

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we have the points (-5,4) to (3,-4)

The formula to calculate the midpoint between two points is equal to


M\lparen(x1+x2)/(2),(y1+y2)/(2))

substitute the given coordinates


M\operatorname{\lparen}(-5+3)/(2),(4-4)/(2))
M\operatorname{\lparen}-1,0)

the midpoint is (-1,0)

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