Question

The line AB has midpoint (2,5). A has coordinates (1, 2). Find the coordinates of B.

Answer 1

Answer:

$X_m = \frac{A_x +B_x}{2}= \frac{1+B_x}{2}= 2$

And we can solve for $B_x$ and we got:

$1+B_x = 4$

$B_x = 3$

$Y_m = \frac{A_y +B_y}{2}= \frac{2+B_y}{2}= 5$

And we can solve for $B_x$ and we got:

$2+B_y = 10$

$B_y = 8$

So then the coordinates for B are (3,8)

Step-by-step explanation:

For this case we know that the midpoint for the segment AB is (2,5)

And we know that the coordinates of A are (1,2)

We know that for a given segment the formulas in order to find the midpoint are given by:

$X_m = \frac{A_x +B_x}{2}= \frac{1+B_x}{2}= 2$

And we can solve for $B_x$ and we got:

$1+B_x = 4$

$B_x = 3$

$Y_m = \frac{A_y +B_y}{2}= \frac{2+B_y}{2}= 5$

And we can solve for $B_x$ and we got:

$2+B_y = 10$

$B_y = 8$

So then the coordinates for B are (3,8)