Question

A 3. What is the midpoint M given S(-8,-6) and T(4, 12)?

0 (-2,3)
O (7,8)
0 (-6, -9)
0 (-1,-4)

Answer 1

The answer is ( - 2 , 3)

Explanation:

The midpoint M of two endpoints of a line segment can be found by using the formula

`M = ( (x1 + x2)/(2) , \: (y1 + y2)/(2) )\\`

where

(x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are the points

From the question the points are

S(-8,-6) and T(4, 12)

We have

`M = ( ( - 8 + 4)/(2) \: , \: ( - 6 + 12)/(2) ) \\ = ( - (4)/(2) \: , \: (6)/(2) )`

We have the final answer as

( - 2 , 3)

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