Question

What is the midpoint of the segment below? (5,6) (-4,-7)

Answer 1

Midpoint:

x = (5 - 4)/ 2 = 1/2

y = (6 - 7 )/2 = -1/2

Answer

Midpoint (1/2 , -1/2)

Answer 2

Answer:

The midpoint of the given line segment is (0.5,-0.5).

Step-by-step explanation:

If a line segment has two end points $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$, then the midpoint of line segment is

$Midpoint=(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\frac{y_1+y_2}{2})$

It is given that the end points of a line segment are (5,6) and (-4,-7), so the midpoint of the segment is

$Midpoint=(\frac{5+(-4)}{2},\frac{6+(-7)}{2})$

$Midpoint=(\frac{1}{2},\frac{-1}{2})$

$Midpoint=(0.5,-0.5)$

Therefore the midpoint of the given line segment is (0.5,-0.5).