Question

Find its x-coordinate.

Answer 1

Answer:

2.5

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to find the midpoint of a line segment: $(\frac{1}{2}x_{1} + \frac{1}{2}x_{2}, \frac{1}{2}y_{1} + \frac{1}{2}y_{2})$

Where:

$x_{1} = -5\\x_{2} = 10\\y_{1} = 9\\y_{2} = 8$

1) Substitute the values into the midpoint formula.

$(\frac{1}{2}*-5 + \frac{1}{2}*10, \frac{1}{2}*9 + \frac{1}{2}*8)$

2) Solve it.

= $(-2.5 + 5, 4.5 + 4)$

= (2.5, 8.5)