Question

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of ab for a (4,7) and B (-6,6)

Answer 1

The coordinates for the midpoint of $ab$ are $(-1,\frac{13}{2})$.

You can use the midpoint formula (shown below) to solve this problem, by plugging in your two coordinates as $(x_{_1},y_{_1})$ and $(x_{_2},y_{_2}).$

$M = (\frac{x_{_1}+{x_{_2}} }{2} , \frac{y_{_1}+{y_{_2}} }{2})$

Worked out, that would be:

$M = (\frac{4+(-6) }{2} , \frac{7+6}{2}) \\ \\ = (\frac{4-6 }{2} , \frac{7+6}{2}) \\ \\ = (\frac{-2 }{2} , \frac{13}{2}) \\ \\ = (-1,\frac{13}{2})$