Question

Point A is at (-5, -4) and point B is at (5, -3).

What is the midpoint of line segment AB?
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Answer 1

(0, - 3.5 )

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, - 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = B(5, - 3)

midpoint = [
`(1)/(2)` (- 5 + 5),
`(1)/(2)` (- 4 - 3 ) ] = (
`(1)/(2)` (0),
`(1)/(2)` (- 7) ) = (0, - 3.5 )