Question

The Stop-n-Shop is halfway between Janet's house (-10, -9) and thelibrary (1,7). Find the coordinates of the Stop-n-Shop: (x, y) = ( )

Answer 1

The given points are (-10, -9), and (1,7).

We have to find the midpoint, we'll use the following formula

`M=((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2))`

We replace the given points

`\begin{gathered} M=((-10+1)/(2),(-9+7)/(2)) \\ M=((-9)/(2),(-2)/(2)) \\ M=(-(9)/(2),-1) \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the coordinates of the Stop-n-Stop are (-9/2, -1).