Question

What is the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (-1, 7) (3, -3)

Answer 1

Answer:

A. (1, 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the mid point of the line segment with end points ( -1, 7) (3, -3) we will follow the steps below:

First, write down the formula for finding the mid point of a lone segment.

The formula is :

( $x_{m}$, $y_{m}$)  =  $(\frac{x_{1} + x_{2} }{2} , \frac{y_{1} + y_{2} }{2} )$

From the question given;

The points given are:   ( -1, 7) (3, -3)

x₁ = -1      y₁  = 7       x₂  = 3       y₂ = -3

We can now proceed to insert the values into the formula;

( $x_{m}$, $y_{m}$)  =  $(\frac{x_{1} + x_{2} }{2} , \frac{y_{1} + y_{2} }{2} )$

( $x_{m}$, $y_{m}$)    =  (  -1 + 3  /  2      ,      7 -3    / 2)

                   =(  2/2    ,      4/2)

                 =( 1, 2)

( $x_{m}$, $y_{m}$)     =   (1, 2)

Therefore, the midpoints are   ( 1,2)

Answer 2

(1, 2)
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You can find this by taking the average of the x's and then the average of the y's. This can be done by adding the two values and dividing by 2.