Question

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment given its endpoints.

3. A (5, 8 ) and B(-1,-4)​

Answer 1

(2, 2 )

Explanation:

Given endpoints (x₁, y₁ ) and (x₂, y₂ ) then the midpoint is

[
`(1)/(2)` (x₁ + x₂ ) ,
`(1)/(2)` (y₁ + y₂ ) ]

Here (x₁, y₁ ) = (A(5, 8) and (x₂, y₂ ) = B(- 1, - 4) , thus

midpoint = [
`(1)/(2)` (5 - 1),
`(1)/(2)` (8 - 4 ) ] = (2, 2 )