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What is the midpoint between each pair (-1, -5) and (-5, 9)

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Answer: (-3, 2)

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Step-by-step explanation:

The x coordinates are -1 and -5. They add to -6. Which is then cut in half to -3

The y coordinates are -5 and 9. They add to 4. This is cut in half to 2.

The midpoint is therefore (-3, 2)

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A symbolic way to write this is if you had endpoints (a,b) and (c,d), then the midpoint is
\left((a+c)/(2), (b+d)/(2)\right)

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