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What is the midpoint of the vertical line segment graphed below?

y
-5
5
(1,4)
-5-(1,-5)
5

What is the midpoint of the vertical line segment graphed below? y -5 5 (1,4) -5-(1,-5) 5-example-1

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Answer:

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What is the midpoint of the vertical line segment graphed below? y -5 5 (1,4) -5-(1,-5) 5-example-1
User Saddy
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Answer:

C. (1, -1/2)

Explanation:

The midpoint of a line segment has coordinates that are the average of the end point coordinates.

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M = (A +B)/2 . . . . . . midpoint of segment between A(1, 4) and B(1, -5)

M = ((1, 4) +(1, -5))/2 = (1 +1, 4 -5)/2 = (2, -1)/2

M = (1, -1/2)

The midpoint of the vertical line segment is (1, -1/2).

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Additional comment

The midpoint will always be on the line segment. Since this line segment is vertical with x = 1, the x-coordinate of the midpoint must be 1.

User Nitin Mahesh
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