Question

Find the midpoint of the line segment from (2,2) to (-3,-3)

Answer 1

Answer: (-0.5, -0.5)

Given:

(2,2) and (-3, -3)

To find the midpoint, we will use the following formula:

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

From the given, we know that:

x1 = 2

x2 = -3

y1 = 2

y2 = -3

Substitute these to the equation

`M((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2))`
`M((2+(-3))/(2),(2+(-3))/(2))`
`M((2-3)/(2),(2-3)/(2))`
`M((-1)/(2),(-1)/(2))`
`M(-(1)/(2),-(1)/(2))=(-0.5,-0.5)`

The midpoint of the points (2,2) to (-3,-3) is at (-0.5, -0.5)