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Write the midpoint of the segment as an ordered pair (-3,2),(4,-5)

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Answer:


\huge{ \bold{ \boxed{ \tt{( (1)/(2) \: ,\: \: ( - 3)/(2) )}}}}

Explanation:


\text{Let \: the \: points \: be \: A \: and \: B}


\text{A( - 3 \: 2) } \longrightarrow \text{(x1 \: , y1)}


\text{B(4 \: - 5)} \longrightarrow \text{(x2 \:, y2)}


\underline{ \text{Finding \: the \: midpoint}} :


\boxed{ \sf{Midpoint = ( (x1 + x2)/(2) \:, (y1 + y2)/(2) )}}


\sf{Midpoint = ( ( - 3 + 4)/(2) \: , (2 + ( - 5))/(2) })


\underline{ \text{Remember}} :


\text{( + ) * ( - ) = ( - )}


\text{( + ) \: * \: ( + ) = ( + )}


\text{( - ) \: * \: ( + ) = ( - )}


\text{( - ) \: * \: ( - ) = ( + )}


\sf{Midpoint = ( ( - 3 + 4)/(2) \:, (2 - 5)/(2)) }


\underline{ \text{Remember}}:

  • The positive integers are always added but posses the positive ( + ) sign.
  • The negative integers are always added but posses the negative ( - ) sign.
  • The negative and positive integers are always subtracted but posses the sign of the bigger integer


\sf{Midpoint = ( (1)/(2) \: , ( - 3)/(2) )}


\text{Hope \: I \: helped}!


\text{Best \: regards}!

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