Question

What is the midpoint of the segment joining the points (4, -2) and (-8, 6)? A. (6,4)

B. (-6,-4)
C. (2,2)
D. (-2,2)​

Answer 1

`~~~~~~~~~~~~\textit{middle point of 2 points } \\\\ (\stackrel{x_1}{4}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-2})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-8}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{6}) \qquad \left(\cfrac{ x_2 + x_1}{2}~~~ ,~~~ \cfrac{ y_2 + y_1}{2} \right) \\\\\\ \left(\cfrac{ -8 + 4}{2}~~~ ,~~~ \cfrac{ 6 -2}{2} \right)\implies \left( \cfrac{-4}{2}~~,~~\cfrac{4}{2} \right)\implies (-2~~,~~2)`