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Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment with the given points

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment with the given points-example-1
User Hui Wang
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To find the midpoint

(0,4 ) (4,8)

x₁ = 0 y₁=4 x₂=4 y₂=8

Formula for finding mid-point is;

[ x₁+x₂ /2 y₁+ y₂ /2]

Substituting the values into the above formula;

x₁+x₂ /2 = 0+4 /2 = 4/2 = 2

Similarly,

y₁+ y₂ /2 = 4+8 /2 = 12/2 =6

The coordinates of the midpoint are (2 , 6)

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