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Find the midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints. (6, - 6) and (- 8, - 8)

User Dlaliberte
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Input Data :
Point 1
(
x
A
,
y
A
)
= (6, -6)
Point 2
(
x
B
,
y
B
)
= (-8, 8)

Objective :
Find what is a midpoint of a line segment?

Solution :

Midpoint
(
x
M
,
y
M
)
=
(
x
A
+
x
B
2
,
y
A
+
y
B
2
)
=
(
6
+

8
2
,

6
+
8
2
)
=
(

2
2
,
2
2
)
Midpoint of a line segment
(
x
M
,
y
M
)
= (-1, 1)
User Lilibeth
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