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What is the midpoint of a line segment with the endpoints (-4,-3) and (7,-5)?O A. (-3.5, 1)B. (1,-3.5)C. (-4, 1.5)D. (1.5, -4)

What is the midpoint of a line segment with the endpoints (-4,-3) and (7,-5)?O A. (-3.5, 1)B-example-1
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To calculate the midpoint, we just need to calculate the mean for each coordinate.

Given the set of points


\lbrace(x_1,y_1),(x_2,y_2)_{}\rbrace

The coordinate of the midpoint is given by


((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2))

Now, let's calculate the midpoint for our set of points


\lbrace(-4,-3),(7,-5)\rbrace

The midpoint is:


((-4+7)/(2),(-3-5)/(2))=(1.5,-4)

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