Question

Find the midpoint of AB if 4(-3, 8) andB(-7,-6).

Answer 1

The given points are A(-3,8) and B(-7,6).

The midpoint formula is-

`M=(\frac{x_1+x^{}_2}{2},(y_1+y_2)/(2))`

Where,

`\begin{gathered} x_1=-3 \\ x_2=-7 \\ y_1=8 \\ y_2=6 \end{gathered}`

Replacing these coordinates, we have

`\begin{gathered} M=((-3-7)/(2),(8+6)/(2)) \\ M=((-10)/(2),(14)/(2)) \\ M=(-5,7) \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the midpoint of AB is (-5, 7).